Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 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 1AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 26°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.5
E
3
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
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
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
16
26
26
20
18
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:29PM5.53m
2:41AM5.41m
3:04PM5.48m
3:18AM5.30m
3:42PM5.35m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.70m
8:53AM0.50m
9:15PM0.77m
9:30AM0.64m
9:56PM0.91m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
20
19
17
18
25
26
24
21
21
20
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
19
15
14
14
17
24
23
22
20
21
20
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
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