Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 06 Feb 2026 GMT
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Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (06 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (06 Feb)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
WSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)171717126661414677766551212121211115
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1901881831331851871672292503385125554072131421068252505021464354
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
5.68
2:02PM
5.45
2:23AM
5.41
2:37PM
5.12
2:58AM
5.07
3:13PM
4.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
0.56
8:16PM
0.51
8:37AM
0.82
8:51PM
0.85
9:15AM
1.13
9:30PM
1.22
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise--7:28-------7:26-------7:24-----
Sunset----4:59-------5:00-------5:02---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
211111---2--------------
Temp. °C99910101010999991010109999999109
Feels °C (?)365433431-1-10134345545553
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