Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 154 | 268 | 458 | 535 | 344 | 213 | 167 | 231 | 411 | 784 | 875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:52AM5.11m | 00:03AM5.25m | 12:24PM5.42m | 00:36AM5.50m | 12:56PM5.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.83m | 5:54PM0.89m | 6:11AM0.52m | 6:29PM0.62m | 6:44AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | W 9 | SW 4 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | NE 4 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | NE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 154 | 268 | 458 | 535 | 344 | 213 | 167 | 231 | 411 | 784 | 875 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 411 | 369 | 250 | 284 | 325 | 325 | 338 | 325 | 325 | 337 | 386 | 378 | 166 | 166 | 417 | 421 | 473 | 462 | 348 |
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