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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 Jan 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
7.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)87666121266511116666511101111101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)859474306224167153127100766593125143177203724218171829171820
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
4.25
5:53PM
3.96
6:30AM
4.09
7:15PM
3.90
7:49AM
4.10
8:30PM
4.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
1.74
12:16AM
1.81
12:56PM
1.81
1:20AM
1.87
1:58PM
1.75
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise--7:58-------7:58-------7:56-----
Sunset----4:17-------4:19-------4:21---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1------33-1322-------
Temp. °C1111111010101010101010101099765456667
Feels °C (?)435444456644434110024322
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