Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:13PM6.01m | 1:28AM5.95m | 1:52PM6.00m | 2:07AM5.85m | 2:30PM5.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.21m | 7:43AM-0.04m | 8:05PM0.24m | 8:21AM0.10m | 8:43PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 4 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 8 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 350 | 350 | 307 | 287 | 183 | 422 | 421 | 419 | 430 | 872 | 419 | 387 | 387 | 406 | 351 | 441 | 450 | 695 |
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