Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.4° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
7
2.3
SW
7
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
4.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
444
1468
2268
3796
3053
1969
1265
1254
1082
870
688
432
256
158
116
183
261
431
495
481
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
50
SW
60
SSW
60
SW
65
WSW
55
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
55
W
50
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
35
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:42AM5.21m
10:59PM5.29m
11:19AM5.60m
11:37PM5.66m
11:56AM5.89m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.66m
5:03AM0.45m
5:25PM0.33m
5:41AM0.20m
6:02PM0.09m
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light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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clear
clear
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7:37
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6:37
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7:39
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5:51
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4:49
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5:46
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 mm
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2
5
12
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1
3
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
17
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
11
13
16
17
17
Feels °C
6
4
1
5
6
3
1
0
1
0
1
4
4
5
8
6
2
3
8
11
11
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