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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
11.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 10 | S 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | S 4 | |
27 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:26AM5.21m | 11:42PM5.39m | 12:00PM5.37m | 00:15AM5.48m | 12:33PM5.44m | 00:47AM5.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.71m | 5:47AM0.61m | 6:01PM0.64m | 6:19AM0.54m | 6:34PM0.63m | 6:51AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 4 | S 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 234 | 181 | 181 | 166 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 268 | 231 | 337 | 233 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 234 | 343 | 236 | 236 | 349 | 349 | 349 | 431 | 431 |
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