Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 113 | 32 | 90 | 28 | 44 | 47 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33PM5.17m | 2:52AM4.99m | 3:07PM4.82m | 3:28AM4.62m | 3:45PM4.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.96m | 8:57AM1.22m | 9:17PM1.31m | 9:38AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | — | 47 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 113 | 31 | 90 | — | — | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 60 | 49 | — | 32 | 28 | 44 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 120 | 120 | 121 | 200 | 121 | 271 | 288 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 115 | 115 | 101 | 101 | 249 | 249 | 249 |
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