Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 12PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 48 | 64 | 143 | 164 | 182 | 85 | 68 | 44 | 43 | 67 | 106 | 160 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:45AM5.62m | 3:07PM5.58m | 3:22AM5.29m | 3:43PM5.22m | 4:00AM4.90m | 4:20PM4.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.37m | 9:21PM0.66m | 9:36AM0.73m | 10:00PM0.99m | 10:15AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 3 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 48 | 64 | 143 | 164 | 182 | 85 | 68 | 44 | 43 | 67 | 106 | 160 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 475 | 495 | 491 | 638 | 682 | 702 | 429 | 431 | 441 | 348 | 379 | 914 | 772 | 896 | 658 | 447 | 441 | 348 | 421 | 432 | 432 | 431 | 348 |
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