Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.7° C
3.9° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.5
SW
3
1.1
W
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
47
64
40
17
10
7
8
7
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
15
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
25
E
Wind State
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
High Tide
7:40PM4.51m
8:30AM4.44m
9:07PM4.65m
9:51AM4.74m
Low Tide
1:28PM1.49m
2:13AM1.37m
2:47PM1.42m
3:28AM1.14m
3:59PM1.18m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:32
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
22
21
20
20
22
21
21
22
23
20
18
17
20
22
23
22
17
Feels °C
21
21
19
19
18
18
20
18
17
17
19
17
15
14
18
19
20
21
13
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