Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)99141413121212144441010104333312111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224776668182318222100003544
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
40
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
5.90
2:48PM
5.72
3:08AM
5.53
3:36PM
5.31
3:59AM
5.07
4:32PM
4.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.26
8:59PM
0.58
9:25AM
0.63
9:54PM
1.01
10:25AM
1.03
11:02PM
1.41
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-5:54-------5:52-------5:50------
Sunset-----8:04-------8:05-------8:07--
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C77910111089981011131110111091113131188
Feels °C (?)223233021112633553466512
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