Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 9 | W 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 9 | E 3 | W 9 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:03PM3.93m | 9:48AM4.00m | 10:08PM4.23m | 10:39AM4.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM2.07m | 3:10AM1.86m | 3:38PM1.87m | 4:10AM1.56m | 4:33PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 |
1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 295 | 295 | 309 | 284 | 284 | 371 | 380 | 646 | 638 | 285 | 160 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 226 | 454 | 158 | 348 |
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