Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
18
20
16
12
13
16
44
90
101
133
132
136
144
154
184
223
202
170
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:37PM5.75m
2:54AM5.57m
3:16PM5.54m
3:35AM5.30m
3:58PM5.22m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.48m
9:02AM0.49m
9:25PM0.71m
9:45AM0.81m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
16
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