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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
11.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 24 | 73 | 34 | 54 | 33 | 29 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:20AM 6.07 | 12:40PM 6.08 | 12:59AM 6.19 | 1:21PM 6.14 | 1:40AM 6.13 | 2:03PM 6.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:27AM -0.04 | 6:45PM -0.07 | 7:07AM -0.10 | 7:27PM -0.00 | 7:49AM -0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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