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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 81 | 136 | 182 | 175 | 192 | 127 | 96 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:25PM4.24m | 7:56AM4.20m | 8:36PM4.53m | 9:03AM4.54m | 9:33PM4.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM1.60m | 1:58AM1.63m | 2:20PM1.35m | 2:54AM1.30m | 3:14PM1.03m | 3:44AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | 8:39 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 96 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 81 | 136 | 182 | 175 | 192 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 441 | 441 | 477 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 123 | 123 | 241 | 844 | 474 | 241 | 241 | 250 | 386 | 888 | 731 | 872 | 1039 | 719 | 419 | 501 | 501 |
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