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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 4 | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 4 | E 3 | SSE 4 | E 3 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:36PM5.31m | 3:59AM5.07m | 4:32PM4.84m | 4:59AM4.61m | 5:42PM4.45m | 6:17AM4.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM1.01m | 10:25AM1.03m | 11:02PM1.41m | 11:40AM1.36m | 00:23AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 421 | 421 | 447 | 428 | 423 | 423 | 428 | 307 | 293 | 293 | 294 | 267 | 161 | 341 | 340 | 192 | 188 | 181 | 128 | 115 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
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