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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 3 | E 3 | W 11 | W 10 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | W 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | S 13 | |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | |
High Tide | 9:28AM4.48m | 9:51PM4.74m | 10:16AM4.68m | 10:34PM4.90m | 10:57AM4.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM1.32m | 3:28PM1.29m | 3:56AM1.17m | 4:12PM1.19m | 4:37AM1.03m | 4:53PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
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Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | WSW 4 |
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 158 | 158 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 188 | 295 | 158 | 234 | 234 | 236 | 388 | 441 | 348 | 345 | 387 | 378 | 387 | 361 | 361 | 272 | 181 |
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