Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.0° C
4.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
E
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:08PM4.76m
5:30AM4.41m
5:58PM4.43m
6:28AM4.12m
7:00PM4.18m
Low Tide
11:06AM1.12m
11:37PM1.36m
11:56AM1.46m
00:31AM1.60m
12:52PM1.72m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
8:59
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
19
19
18
18
17
16
18
18
19
20
19
17
16
16
18
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
19
17
18
18
18
16
15
17
16
18
19
17
15
15
15
18
15
16
17
17
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