Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.5° C
4.0° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.2
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.6
W
3
0.9
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
17
19
11
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
7
33
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:56PM5.50m
2:07AM5.44m
2:29PM5.53m
2:41AM5.41m
3:04PM5.48m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.44m
8:04PM0.69m
8:19AM0.43m
8:39PM0.70m
8:53AM0.50m
9:15PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
19
17
18
22
24
26
24
20
19
17
17
25
24
22
23
23
Feels °C
17
16
15
16
17
17
14
15
19
21
23
22
17
16
15
16
24
22
20
20
21
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