Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.8° C
4.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
SE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SE
15
S
10
SE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:58PM5.73m
3:14AM5.48m
3:41PM5.46m
3:57AM5.15m
4:23PM5.12m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.18m
9:17PM0.56m
9:35AM0.44m
10:02PM0.80m
10:20AM0.77m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
19
15
13
12
16
20
18
17
16
15
13
12
16
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
15
10
9
8
11
16
15
15
13
13
10
9
12
16
14
15
15
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