Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 44 | 104 | 91 | 99 | 60 | 32 | 38 | 51 | 260 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 42 | 80 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 84 | 65 | 35 | 35 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:55AM5.92m | 2:14PM5.88m | 2:34AM5.71m | 2:55PM5.59m | 3:18AM5.37m | 3:40PM5.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.20m | 8:21PM0.31m | 8:40AM0.48m | 9:04PM0.61m | 9:27AM0.87m | 9:56PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 4 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 8 | 23 | 41 | 60 | 23 | 35 | 51 | — | 50 | 37 | 65 | 67 | 42 | 80 | 22 | 7 | 26 | 84 | 65 | 35 | 35 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 11 | S 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 99 | 11 | 32 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 17 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 44 | 104 | 91 | 56 | 31 | — | 3 | 20 | 260 | 74 | 69 | 51 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 9 | — | 35 | 35 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 161 | 301 | 158 | 121 | 121 | 74 | 74 | 161 | 200 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 314 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 120 | 122 | 122 | 80 | 74 | 80 |
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