Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.6
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
13
25
32
48
62
42
33
27
24
21
8
8
12
18
37
74
189
368
279
207
136
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:14AM5.65m
2:32PM5.57m
2:48AM5.35m
3:04PM5.22m
3:22AM4.97m
3:38PM4.83m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.44m
8:40PM0.61m
8:55AM0.78m
9:14PM0.96m
9:30AM1.17m
9:52PM1.35m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:10
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
20
20
16
15
14
13
14
17
18
18
17
15
16
16
16
17
19
18
15
Feels °C
16
15
15
16
15
14
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
14
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
9
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