Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 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 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
3
11
21
18
19
21
61
106
140
210
227
238
142
105
73
62
43
22
19
13
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:56AM4.20m
8:36PM4.53m
9:03AM4.54m
9:33PM4.93m
9:58AM4.97m
Low Tide
1:58AM1.63m
2:20PM1.35m
2:54AM1.30m
3:14PM1.03m
3:44AM0.91m
4:03PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:39
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
7
7
9
11
11
12
13
12
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
9
8
6
6
9
11
11
10
10
3
4
5
6
6
6
9
7
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
0
0
3
7
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
6
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
142
105
73
62
43
22
19
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
11
21
18
19
21
61
106
140
210
227
238
16
9
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
205
205
123
123
241
241
470
378
241
384
386
908
994
719
884
419
271
419
419
84
80
145
101
181
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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