Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.5
WSW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
69
56
27
21
66
90
103
122
107
119
143
229
312
198
187
54
27
16
8
7
3
5
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
SW
10
W
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:00AM4.90m
4:20PM4.82m
4:39AM4.49m
5:02PM4.41m
5:26AM4.11m
5:55PM4.06m
Low Tide
10:15AM1.13m
10:42PM1.36m
11:00AM1.53m
11:33PM1.70m
11:58AM1.87m
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light rain
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rain showers
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:10
8:08
 mm
1
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
20
19
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
16
14
13
16
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
14
13
15
17
15
14
15
13
13
13
12
11
11
14
16
13
10
9
12
16
17
16
13
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