Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
22
9
28
26
27
44
93
171
231
162
115
88
74
45
36
33
31
69
175
211
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:04PM5.22m
3:22AM4.97m
3:38PM4.83m
3:58AM4.56m
4:16PM4.41m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.78m
9:14PM0.96m
9:30AM1.17m
9:52PM1.35m
10:12AM1.58m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:10
7:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
17
14
16
16
16
18
19
17
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
11
13
13
14
13
10
11
10
9
13
13
10
10
9
10
9
11
10
9
10
11
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