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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 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 (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
1.3
ESE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
WSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)151515141413565555519121217171266666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18314113613070888797103103626756594754190188117160154148202256
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
45
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
5.91
12:49PM
5.83
1:13AM
5.86
1:26PM
5.69
1:49AM
5.68
2:02PM
5.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.33
7:04PM
0.08
7:25AM
0.39
7:41PM
0.25
8:01AM
0.56
8:16PM
0.51
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise--7:31-------7:30-------7:28-----
Sunset----4:55-------4:58-------4:59---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1424--2355-1--11
Temp. °C888999888891010999999101010109
Feels °C (?)333321-2-1-1024553336544421
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