Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.6° 

Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Brighton today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S 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 12PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.5
SW
5
2.1
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
4
3
2
6
8
7
7
10
18
34
119
331
757
765
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
20
SSE
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
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
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:57
7:54
 mm
1
1
3
5
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
22
20
20
20
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
19
19
16
18
18
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
20
21
17
19
20
19
18
17
16
18
18
16
15
15
15
13
8
11
13
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