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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 07 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | - | - |
| Evening (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 2 | W 8 | E 3 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | W 12 | SE 4 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:00AM4.81m | 3:23PM4.67m | 3:39AM4.54m | 4:07PM4.42m | 4:25AM4.29m | 5:00PM4.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM1.27m | 9:35PM1.54m | 10:00AM1.50m | 10:30PM1.77m | 11:00AM1.68m | 11:39PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | 8:34 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SE 4 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 255 | 345 | 421 | 568 | 568 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 325 | 325 | 381 | 325 | 343 | 343 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 334 | 316 | 316 | 432 | 421 |
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