Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
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0
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0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
13
20
54
76
94
101
111
154
184
159
132
133
128
177
164
189
268
350
342
205
116
80
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:54AM5.57m
3:16PM5.54m
3:35AM5.30m
3:58PM5.22m
4:22AM4.94m
4:49PM4.83m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.49m
9:25PM0.71m
9:45AM0.81m
10:13PM1.02m
10:38AM1.19m
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6:13
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7:44
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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