Brighton Surf Break

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Issued: 12 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.0° C

4.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.1
W
8
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
11
35
56
46
19
20
9
3
11
26
28
21
13
8
5
1
7
19
25
16
10
5
3
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:30PM5.10m
3:44AM4.94m
4:11PM5.02m
4:27AM4.80m
4:56PM4.91m
5:17AM4.67m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.84m
9:46PM1.14m
10:03AM0.94m
10:31PM1.21m
10:49AM1.05m
11:23PM1.28m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:14
9:13
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
22
22
25
22
20
19
20
22
24
24
25
22
19
18
20
23
25
26
28
24
21
20
Feels °C
17
16
18
17
22
21
20
18
17
17
17
19
22
19
17
16
17
17
18
20
24
22
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
4
7
2
2
12
7
2
2
2
2
10
6
3
1
1
2
2
10
5
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
14
11
35
56
46
19
20
9
3
11
26
28
21
13
8
5
1
7
19
25
16
17
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
307
447
357
350
161
161
192
181
327
387
237
340
334
343
378
236
387
387
406
381
349
316
234
233
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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