Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 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
12.1° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.4
SE
3
0.1
SW
10
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:33PM5.44m
00:47AM5.49m
1:06PM5.43m
1:19AM5.42m
1:38PM5.34m
1:51AM5.27m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.63m
6:51AM0.55m
7:06PM0.70m
7:23AM0.64m
7:40PM0.84m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:33
5:31
5:28
5:28
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8:22
8:22
8:24
8:25
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
16
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
12
11
10
9
9
11
11
13
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
11
9
9
10
12
9
8
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
4
4
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
2
1
3
5
3
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
295
236
236
349
348
348
349
349
349
454
611
406
385
372
385
348
345
345
340
385
348
348
349
349
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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