Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
18.8°C
2.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
S
5
1
SSW
5
1
SW
5
0.6
SW
10
1
SW
5
0.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
37
26
27
24
15
14
5
5
5
9
9
5
5
8
29
78
75
56
53
57
54
40
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
SE
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:00PM6.01m
1:17AM5.97m
1:36PM6.02m
1:55AM5.92m
2:14PM5.88m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.04m
7:06PM0.09m
7:23AM0.05m
7:42PM0.13m
8:00AM0.20m
8:21PM0.31m
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Temp °C
15
14
15
17
18
15
15
15
16
17
18
19
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
14
16
16
13
11
12
14
14
15
17
19
19
19
17
16
16
15
16
13
16
17
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