Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:11AM4.25m | 4:31PM4.10m | 5:07AM3.94m | 5:37PM3.83m | 6:33AM3.79m | 7:15PM3.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM1.92m | 11:13PM1.93m | 11:56AM2.12m | 00:38AM2.01m | 1:21PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | N 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | SW 11 | W 7 | — | N 4 | NW 5 | W 10 | — | NE 5 | W 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 13 | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | E 2 | E 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 294 | 145 | 145 | 172 | 309 | 309 | 160 | 158 | 226 | 276 | 188 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 161 | 101 | 115 | 74 | 80 | 328 | 158 | 412 |
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