Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.2° C
4.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:49PM4.80m
6:17AM4.55m
6:53PM4.72m
7:29AM4.53m
8:06PM4.74m
Low Tide
11:44AM1.17m
00:22AM1.31m
12:46PM1.25m
1:26AM1.28m
1:52PM1.25m
2:32AM1.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:56
4:58
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:13
9:12
9:10
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
25
24
24
24
22
21
22
24
25
26
25
24
23
22
25
28
29
27
23
20
20
19
Feels °C
25
22
23
23
24
23
22
21
21
23
25
26
24
22
22
21
23
25
24
22
20
18
18
16
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