Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SW
10
0.4
E
3
0.1
SW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
2
2
5
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
17
16
8
8
8
8
9
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:14PM5.38m
11:45AM5.56m
00:03AM5.70m
12:31PM5.85m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.85m
5:29AM0.42m
5:54PM0.54m
6:18AM0.13m
6:41PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
18
20
19
19
22
26
29
30
27
25
25
26
27
27
27
23
22
Feels °C
18
17
13
15
14
14
16
21
24
25
22
21
21
22
22
23
25
21
22
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