Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.4° C
4.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
0
0
2
9
11
13
10
6
9
20
40
50
48
32
11
8
5
5
5
8
9
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:51PM4.92m
12:15PM5.01m
00:26AM5.14m
12:49PM5.23m
1:00AM5.31m
1:23PM5.39m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.94m
6:17PM1.05m
6:36AM0.71m
6:54PM0.87m
7:11AM0.54m
7:29PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
22
21
21
22
20
19
18
17
19
19
20
20
21
18
17
15
20
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
21
20
21
19
19
19
17
18
17
16
17
15
16
16
17
14
12
10
16
17
15
15
17
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