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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 7 | |
292 | 279 | 182 | 154 | 141 | 190 | 239 | 255 | 181 | 138 | 176 | 137 | 84 | 59 | 42 | 36 | 22 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:51PM5.93m | 2:10AM5.81m | 2:39PM5.69m | 2:59AM5.50m | 3:30PM5.36m | 3:51AM5.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.06m | 8:01PM0.38m | 8:26AM0.27m | 8:54PM0.66m | 9:21AM0.55m | 9:52PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | 8:51 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 37 | 52 | — | 103 | 60 | 59 | 42 | 36 | 11 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 292 | 279 | 182 | 154 | 141 | 190 | 239 | 255 | 181 | 138 | 176 | 137 | 84 | 53 | 31 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 587 | 611 | 589 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 425 | 484 | 348 | 314 | 348 | 388 | 121 | 120 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 181 | 122 | 101 | 101 |
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