Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)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 Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
2.5
SW
7
2.2
SW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
530
362
254
176
136
70
78
34
28
17
11
7
18
21
21
26
12
18
29
54
69
69
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:42AM5.75m
2:02PM5.84m
2:17AM5.72m
2:37PM5.75m
2:54AM5.57m
3:16PM5.54m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.16m
8:09PM0.36m
8:24AM0.27m
8:45PM0.48m
9:02AM0.49m
9:25PM0.71m
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
17
18
19
19
17
16
15
14
15
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
9
11
12
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
15
13
13
13
14
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