Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (05 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
1.2
ESE
1.2
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141355566666191217171716161615141414146
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)708864831261221061058662595577188287214159153137127123250236277
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
35
ESE
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
5.83
1:13AM
5.86
1:26PM
5.69
1:49AM
5.68
2:02PM
5.45
2:23AM
5.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
0.08
7:25AM
0.39
7:41PM
0.25
8:01AM
0.56
8:16PM
0.51
8:37AM
0.82
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise------7:30-------7:28-------7:26-
Sunset4:55-------4:58-------4:59-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----241--111--1221-1---1
Temp. °C999889999999988888999999
Feels °C (?)2100-11234665423443312222
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