Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.9°C
3.0° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
17
6
6
13
18
44
40
67
90
176
63
74
31
16
11
9
7
7
8
31
59
95
107
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:04PM5.33m
11:31AM5.57m
11:48PM5.67m
12:12PM5.86m
00:27AM5.87m
12:49PM6.00m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.43m
5:40PM0.49m
5:59AM0.15m
6:21PM0.25m
6:38AM0.02m
6:58PM0.15m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
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7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
2
Temp °C
17
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
14
11
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
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