Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2.2
SW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
46
67
97
133
184
196
246
187
159
171
183
223
190
260
400
458
321
183
106
82
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16PM5.54m
3:35AM5.30m
3:58PM5.22m
4:22AM4.94m
4:49PM4.83m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.49m
9:25PM0.71m
9:45AM0.81m
10:13PM1.02m
10:38AM1.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
6:16
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7:44
7:42
7:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
17
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
13
13
13
16
15
14
12
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