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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | NE 2 | W 7 | W 7 | N 3 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | ESE 3 | W 8 | SE 3 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:11PM5.16m | 2:25AM5.06m | 2:46PM4.93m | 3:00AM4.81m | 3:23PM4.67m | 3:39AM4.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM1.04m | 8:33AM1.02m | 8:52PM1.29m | 9:13AM1.27m | 9:35PM1.54m | 10:00AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | ENE 4 | W 8 | S 3 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 428 | 680 | 428 | 430 | 447 | 447 | 638 | 655 | 421 | 650 | 491 | 412 | 239 | 241 | 172 | 255 | 345 | 441 | 658 | 598 | 553 | 380 | 345 | 380 |
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