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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 31 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | |
22 | 53 | 59 | 72 | 109 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 37 | 51 | 102 | 223 | 132 | 111 | 138 | 127 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:10PM5.13m | 00:24AM5.20m | 12:45PM5.18m | 00:59AM5.20m | 1:20PM5.17m | 1:33AM5.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.96m | 6:28AM0.79m | 6:45PM0.96m | 7:04AM0.80m | 7:22PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | 9:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 22 | 53 | — | — | 61 | 39 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 59 | 72 | 109 | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 37 | 51 | 102 | 223 | 132 | 111 | 138 | 127 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 135 | 314 | 13 | 74 | 0 | 74 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 158 | 200 | 103 | 379 | 565 | 565 | 565 | 135 | 74 | 74 | 328 |
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