Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 380 | 244 | 188 | 65 | 43 | 34 | 36 | 56 | 116 | 126 | 65 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:25PM5.15m | 4:46AM4.87m | 5:15PM4.88m | 5:43AM4.60m | 6:18PM4.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM1.09m | 11:05AM1.12m | 11:43PM1.29m | 12:11PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 109 | 65 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 284 | 380 | 244 | 188 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 56 | 116 | 126 | 89 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 720 | 431 | 84 | 419 | 290 | 337 | 359 | 365 | 477 | 412 | 249 | 20 | 183 | 241 | 250 | 284 | 345 | 345 | 325 |
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