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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | |
0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 61 | 72 | 85 | 119 | 82 | 85 | 41 | 26 | 50 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:09PM5.69m | 11:33AM5.74m | 11:53PM5.94m | 12:18PM5.96m | 00:38AM6.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.41m | 5:16AM0.23m | 5:37PM0.21m | 6:02AM0.04m | 6:24PM0.13m | 6:48AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 6 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 61 | 72 | 85 | 119 | 82 | 85 | 41 | 26 | 50 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 359 | 205 | 172 | 123 | 205 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 249 | 250 | 250 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 325 | 386 | 383 | 325 | 328 | 287 | 166 | 301 |
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