Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.1° 

Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Brighton today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
2.1
SSW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
3
SSW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.2
SW
7
2
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
143
216
309
471
422
347
427
612
860
893
516
373
312
249
191
129
104
96
96
54
53
52
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
35
W
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:56AM5.89m
11:16PM5.92m
11:35AM6.05m
11:56PM6.03m
12:15PM6.05m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.20m
5:02PM0.09m
5:20AM0.07m
5:41PM-0.01m
6:00AM0.09m
6:22PM0.04m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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1
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3
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Temp °C
13
13
12
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
6
5
6
9
11
11
10
9
7
7
8
5
6
5
6
7
7
8
9
9
11
12
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