Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
128
183
261
326
106
54
26
15
15
7
6
14
13
4
2
1
1
3
2
1
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
0
NE
10
WNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
on
High Tide
5:02PM4.41m
5:26AM4.11m
5:55PM4.06m
6:35AM3.80m
7:20PM3.84m
Low Tide
11:00AM1.53m
11:33PM1.70m
11:58AM1.87m
00:39AM1.95m
1:10PM2.08m
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
16
14
14
15
18
20
19
16
14
13
12
16
19
20
17
17
Feels °C
12
13
12
14
15
14
11
10
11
15
19
17
11
10
9
8
11
15
17
13
15
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