Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 BST
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Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (30 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
W
5
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
14
22
53
71
61
66
31
31
31
19
19
19
18
18
18
26
37
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
25
SW
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:35AM5.02m
11:49PM5.14m
12:10PM5.13m
00:24AM5.20m
12:45PM5.18m
00:59AM5.20m
Low Tide
5:31PM1.01m
5:51AM0.83m
6:08PM0.96m
6:28AM0.79m
6:45PM0.96m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:52
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:01
9:02
9:04
1
3
7
9
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
17
15
14
15
16
16
17
17
15
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
15
14
19
19
19
17
18
14
11
11
11
11
10
12
14
12
11
12
12
11
13
12
11
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5
4
4
9
9
7
7
14
22
53
41
27
17
13
19
19
19
18
18
18
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
19
31
31
31
2
2
5
5
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
W
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
Energy kJ
2
6
9
9
9
13
28
71
61
66
13
12
6
5
4
7
26
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
272
272
314
74
128
115
103
74
80
314
135
125
74
74
0
74
121
121
121
122
122
166
166
314
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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