Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.7
SW
4
0.4
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2.2
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
6
6
13
15
20
22
48
79
128
123
165
275
412
251
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:04PM5.48m
3:18AM5.30m
3:42PM5.35m
3:59AM5.11m
4:25PM5.15m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.50m
9:15PM0.77m
9:30AM0.64m
9:56PM0.91m
10:13AM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
28
26
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
23
23
25
25
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
16
14
13
12
13
11
12
11
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