Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.5° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
145
130
46
58
34
11
7
7
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:42AM3.80m
6:22PM3.75m
7:33AM3.67m
8:23PM3.78m
9:16AM3.93m
9:37PM4.11m
Low Tide
12:32PM2.18m
1:20AM2.10m
2:00PM2.15m
2:40AM1.91m
3:11PM1.89m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
6:59
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
21
20
20
Feels °C
14
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
20
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