Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
35
67
42
46
42
49
83
160
159
205
91
68
60
66
64
102
160
216
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:07PM5.58m
3:22AM5.29m
3:43PM5.22m
4:00AM4.90m
4:20PM4.82m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.66m
9:36AM0.73m
10:00PM0.99m
10:15AM1.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
19
17
17
19
21
21
21
21
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
18
15
14
14
17
18
16
17
18
14
14
12
14
14
14
14
13
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