Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.2° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
53
69
111
148
148
212
144
65
55
51
41
37
44
61
53
60
63
74
110
128
105
280
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:22AM5.29m
3:43PM5.22m
4:00AM4.90m
4:20PM4.82m
4:39AM4.49m
5:02PM4.41m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.73m
10:00PM0.99m
10:15AM1.13m
10:42PM1.36m
11:00AM1.53m
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light rain
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rain showers
clear
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:10
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
21
22
21
20
18
18
16
18
18
18
18
18
16
17
17
18
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
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