Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 19 Oct 2025 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.9
S
2
SSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)666666777898877666666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160270329226237319380565730134211597164883522372092021961459963612013
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
S
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
N
5
ENE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
5.12
11:27AM
5.33
11:43PM
5.33
11:59AM
5.49
12:15AM
5.47
12:29PM
5.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
0.87
5:13AM
0.73
5:32PM
0.66
5:45AM
0.59
6:02PM
0.52
6:15AM
0.51
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:30-------7:31-------7:33-
Sunset6:00-------5:58-------5:55-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
422-1124461-1-----------
Temp. °C141516151515141414151413141414151514131313121314
Feels °C (?)789109865687678899891011111212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for South Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent on-shore wind 9 km from Brighton has fallen light (calm at Lewes). Waves cleaning up. 2.0m 6s windswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.

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