Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 Nov)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (27 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.1
SW
0.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)4566666666676186777756787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19791901281382052282553252241511766781195288307222139113325589883465
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04AM
4.60
3:21PM
4.45
3:58AM
4.47
4:20PM
4.30
5:02AM
4.43
5:30PM
4.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
1.33
9:25AM
1.63
9:52PM
1.45
10:32AM
1.69
11:00PM
1.47
11:43AM
1.61
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise----7:33-------7:35-------7:35---
Sunset------4:00-------4:00-------3:59-
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--21---11-----------1143
Temp. °C1091112131313131213111011121210101111111211107
Feels °C (?)314766655765543335433230
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