Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3AM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | ESE 3 | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 176 | 559 | 727 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:29PM4.93m | 11:52AM5.11m | 00:03AM5.25m | 12:24PM5.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM1.21m | 5:36AM0.83m | 5:54PM0.89m | 6:11AM0.52m | 6:29PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | SSE 3 | W 8 | ENE 4 | — | — | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | E 2 | — | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 176 | 559 | 727 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 428 | 393 | 421 | 502 | 677 | 680 | 454 | 388 | 388 | 250 | 325 | 338 | 348 | 325 | 325 | 374 | 412 | 314 | 166 |
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