Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 50 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 47 | 59 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 36 | 65 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:14PM5.88m | 2:34AM5.71m | 2:55PM5.59m | 3:18AM5.37m | 3:40PM5.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.31m | 8:40AM0.48m | 9:04PM0.61m | 9:27AM0.87m | 9:56PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 50 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 47 | 59 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 65 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 31 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 19 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 60 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 46 | 16 | 47 | 53 | 51 | 45 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 35 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 74 | 74 | 158 | 200 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 121 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 122 | 122 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
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