Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:38AM4.74m | 11:51PM4.92m | 12:15PM5.01m | 00:26AM5.14m | 12:49PM5.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM1.20m | 5:36PM1.28m | 5:58AM0.94m | 6:17PM1.05m | 6:36AM0.71m | 6:54PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 181 | 181 | 231 | 183 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 348 | 348 | 312 | 348 | 431 | 431 | 844 | 705 | 415 |
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