Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
4
2
5
7
5
4
6
7
13
38
154
268
458
535
344
213
167
231
411
784
875
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
S
0
W
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
S
45
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:52AM5.11m
00:03AM5.25m
12:24PM5.42m
00:36AM5.50m
12:56PM5.66m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.83m
5:54PM0.89m
6:11AM0.52m
6:29PM0.62m
6:44AM0.30m
7:02PM0.44m
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
17
18
18
18
16
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
18
21
19
19
17
17
17
16
16
14
14
12
13
9
12
13
13
10
13
11
11
10
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