Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
2
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
282
144
74
84
69
84
292
566
628
429
264
141
100
77
49
27
19
11
11
10
19
21
Wind (km/h)
35
W
25
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:08AM5.68m
1:29PM5.81m
1:42AM5.75m
2:02PM5.84m
2:17AM5.72m
2:37PM5.75m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.17m
7:35PM0.34m
7:50AM0.16m
8:09PM0.36m
8:24AM0.27m
8:45PM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:45
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
19
19
16
15
14
14
15
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
15
15
14
15
12
10
9
9
10
14
14
14
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
15
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