Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
11.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.4
E
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
S
0.7
E
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1010106610101010103999991441312121244
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161010444444443322241376662318
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
5
NW
10
W
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
6.14
1:40AM
6.13
2:03PM
6.01
2:23AM
5.90
2:48PM
5.72
3:08AM
5.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
-0.10
7:27PM
-0.00
7:49AM
-0.00
8:11PM
0.23
8:34AM
0.26
8:59PM
0.58
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:54-------5:52
Sunset---8:00-------8:01-------8:04----
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9121313119768101110777710101210101098
Feels °C (?)4991075212454222232322211
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