Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (25 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
8
0.3
ESE
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
W
9
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.1
W
8
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
8
5
5
1
2
2
1
0
4
5
3
2
4
3
1
13
34
26
25
31
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
NE
10
E
20
NE
15
ENE
15
SSE
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:39AM4.36m
10:53PM4.58m
11:18AM4.75m
11:29PM4.93m
11:52AM5.11m
Low Tide
4:33PM1.55m
4:57AM1.19m
5:16PM1.21m
5:36AM0.83m
5:54PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
23
23
19
20
19
18
19
19
19
20
21
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
14
16
18
18
16
19
19
18
19
18
18
20
21
17
18
20
16
16
16
18
18
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