Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.4° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
4.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
2
SSW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1468
2503
4049
2847
1956
1482
1194
1107
987
688
451
256
158
112
169
284
505
500
447
Wind (km/h)
65
SSW
65
SW
70
WSW
55
W
55
W
55
W
55
W
55
W
55
WNW
40
W
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
50
S
50
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:59PM5.29m
11:19AM5.60m
11:37PM5.66m
11:56AM5.89m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.66m
5:03AM0.45m
5:25PM0.33m
5:41AM0.20m
6:02PM0.09m
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:37
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7:39
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5:51
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4:49
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5:46
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 mm
5
13
3
3
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1
3
1
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Temp °C
13
16
17
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
11
13
16
17
17
Feels °C
1
5
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
7
7
3
4
8
10
10
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