Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.3
S
3
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
20
11
18
9
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
6
10
10
15
37
109
149
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:56PM4.46m
6:44AM4.26m
7:29PM4.30m
8:27AM4.31m
9:04PM4.50m
Low Tide
11:51AM1.54m
00:39AM1.56m
1:20PM1.69m
2:08AM1.51m
2:47PM1.55m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
21
22
23
22
20
18
18
19
20
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
15
15
18
20
21
21
19
16
16
16
16
13
14
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