Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.5° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
3
6
12
11
9
8
20
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:16AM3.93m
9:37PM4.11m
10:08AM4.34m
10:22PM4.52m
10:46AM4.78m
Low Tide
3:11PM1.89m
3:39AM1.56m
4:04PM1.51m
4:24AM1.15m
4:46PM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:57
6:54
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
21
19
15
14
15
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
19
16
12
11
13
14
14
16
16
16
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