
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | SW 7 | SW 6 | E 3 | W 12 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 10 | E 3 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:14PM5.38m | 11:45AM5.56m | 00:03AM5.70m | 12:31PM5.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.85m | 5:29AM0.42m | 5:54PM0.54m | 6:18AM0.13m | 6:41PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 3 | S 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | WSW 3 |
3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 711 | 406 | 343 | 295 | 164 | 158 | 236 | 181 | 181 | 307 | 181 | 181 | 115 | 128 | 158 | 350 | 431 | 419 | 295 |
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