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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 114 | 109 | 101 | 126 | 156 | 287 | 343 | 269 | 452 | 304 | 297 | 177 | 159 | 153 | 107 | 72 | 69 | 27 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 65 | 69 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 4.57 | 4:50PM 4.27 | 5:30AM 4.36 | 6:01PM 4.10 | 6:40AM 4.28 | 7:15PM 4.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:00AM 1.53 | 11:23PM 1.46 | 12:02PM 1.63 | 12:22AM 1.58 | 1:00PM 1.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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