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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | |
34 | 94 | 122 | 161 | 214 | 255 | 238 | 198 | 108 | 68 | 48 | 44 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:03AM4.54m | 9:33PM4.93m | 9:58AM4.97m | 10:22PM5.34m | 10:46AM5.39m | 11:09PM5.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM1.30m | 3:14PM1.03m | 3:44AM0.91m | 4:03PM0.70m | 4:31AM0.54m | 4:51PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | 8:43 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 68 | 48 | 44 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | NE 5 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | — |
34 | 94 | 122 | 161 | 214 | 255 | 238 | 198 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 20 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 284 | 875 | 887 | 919 | 872 | 419 | 419 | 271 | 272 | 860 | 957 | 84 | 101 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 285 | 419 | 181 | 419 | 387 | 205 | 205 |
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