Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.4° C
4.2° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
5
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
59
77
41
22
10
15
11
6
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
7
15
24
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SSE
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:12PM4.66m
11:38AM4.74m
11:51PM4.92m
12:15PM5.01m
Low Tide
4:51PM1.51m
5:17AM1.20m
5:36PM1.28m
5:58AM0.94m
6:17PM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
19
18
19
19
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
20
Feels °C
14
14
16
19
20
19
19
18
20
22
24
23
22
22
21
19
18
19
18
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