Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 83 | 111 | 189 | 253 | 183 | 227 | 186 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 52 | 35 | 39 | 82 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:13AM5.73m | 1:28PM5.69m | 1:46AM5.57m | 2:00PM5.47m | 2:18AM5.31m | 2:33PM5.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.39m | 7:33PM0.42m | 7:48AM0.60m | 8:05PM0.65m | 8:21AM0.89m | 8:39PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 85 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 131 | 85 | 56 | 30 | 21 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 52 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 4 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | S 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 111 | 189 | 253 | 183 | 227 | 186 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 31 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 121 | 348 | 479 | 431 | 431 | 80 | 74 | 13 | 14 | 74 | 74 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 122 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 74 |
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