Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)--
Afternoon (01 Dec)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (01 Dec)11ft (3.5m)8s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
WSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
WSW
1.1
SW
0.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
S
2.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)88888666106666615566666676
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14051535189410686422511461071401231841811977782102136161189218263384480119
Wind
(km/h)
55
SSW
65
S
60
SSW
30
WSW
35
W
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
55
S
35
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
4.76
8:27AM
5.14
8:56PM
5.15
9:21AM
5.48
9:50PM
5.53
10:12AM
5.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
1.07
2:08AM
0.88
2:41PM
0.71
3:02AM
0.61
3:32PM
0.39
3:54AM
0.39
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise------7:39-------7:41-------7:43-
Sunset3:57-------3:56-------3:56-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--124111112----1-----21-
Temp. °C111111119101111111111101010101010101010109910
Feels °C (?)0-2-1514545432544332220-215
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