Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.5° C
4.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
6
6
13
15
16
26
61
110
123
171
176
237
268
304
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
0
SSW
10
W
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:41AM5.41m
3:04PM5.48m
3:18AM5.30m
3:42PM5.35m
3:59AM5.11m
4:25PM5.15m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.50m
9:15PM0.77m
9:30AM0.64m
9:56PM0.91m
10:13AM0.86m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
24
26
27
24
22
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
14
15
17
23
23
25
23
21
21
19
17
18
17
18
17
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
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