Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.6°C
2.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.2
W
10
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
79
7
5
16
52
74
77
66
66
64
80
95
77
74
80
39
40
21
9
12
13
20
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:27AM5.87m
12:49PM6.00m
1:05AM5.94m
1:24PM5.99m
1:40AM5.86m
1:58PM5.84m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.02m
6:58PM0.15m
7:14AM0.03m
7:33PM0.18m
7:48AM0.18m
8:06PM0.35m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:20
7:16
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
20
18
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
21
21
21
19
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
15
14
12
11
12
13
14
14
16
15
15
17
19
19
20
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
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