Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (19 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
9
0.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
279
182
154
141
190
239
255
181
138
176
137
84
59
42
36
22
35
17
16
16
17
23
5
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:51PM5.93m
2:10AM5.81m
2:39PM5.69m
2:59AM5.50m
3:30PM5.36m
3:51AM5.12m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.06m
8:01PM0.38m
8:26AM0.27m
8:54PM0.66m
9:21AM0.55m
9:52PM0.97m
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:03
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:49
8:50
8:51
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
18
19
18
17
4
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
9
9
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
17
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.9
WSW
8
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
9
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
6
10
37
52
103
60
59
42
36
11
35
17
16
16
17
23
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
9
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
12
5
5
5
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
292
279
182
154
141
190
239
255
181
138
176
137
84
53
31
19
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
4
4
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
587
587
611
589
123
121
121
425
484
348
314
348
388
121
120
74
74
74
74
74
181
122
101
101
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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