Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 3 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:00AM5.31m | 1:23PM5.39m | 1:33AM5.41m | 1:56PM5.50m | 2:07AM5.44m | 2:29PM5.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.54m | 7:29PM0.75m | 7:45AM0.44m | 8:04PM0.69m | 8:19AM0.43m | 8:39PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | NE 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 441 | 309 | 406 | 853 | 894 | 419 | 447 | 441 | 309 | 300 | 387 | 387 | 406 | 406 | 385 | 389 | 385 | 385 | 406 | 385 | 406 | 385 | 316 |
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