Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 59 | 98 | 144 | 140 | 104 | 79 | 53 | 86 | 77 | 124 | 268 | 244 | 262 | 103 | 67 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:56PM5.82m | 1:13AM5.73m | 1:28PM5.69m | 1:46AM5.57m | 2:00PM5.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.26m | 7:01PM0.27m | 7:16AM0.39m | 7:33PM0.42m | 7:48AM0.60m | 8:05PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | 25 | — | 6 | 23 | 64 | 33 | 33 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 131 | 103 | 67 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 28 | 59 | 98 | 144 | 140 | 104 | 79 | 53 | 47 | 77 | 124 | 268 | 244 | 262 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 301 | 266 | 266 | 283 | 158 | 158 | 121 | 123 | 348 | 470 | 453 | 431 | 135 | 74 | 90 | 14 | 74 | 74 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 |
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