Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 9 | W 8 | — | E 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 54 | 46 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:53PM4.58m | 11:18AM4.75m | 11:29PM4.93m | 11:52AM5.11m | 00:03AM5.25m | 12:24PM5.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM1.19m | 5:16PM1.21m | 5:36AM0.83m | 5:54PM0.89m | 6:11AM0.52m | 6:29PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 8 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | E 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | E 2 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | — | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 54 | 46 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 295 | 316 | 314 | 382 | 421 | 351 | 421 | 680 | 652 | 250 | 388 | 388 | 388 | 284 | 272 | 314 | 80 | 327 | 357 | 377 | 379 | 348 | 161 |
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