Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 80 | 152 | 330 | 1087 | 1283 | 1093 | 778 | 618 | 438 | 657 | 509 | 268 | 149 | 159 | 147 | 440 | 1042 | 1217 | 569 | 86 | 751 | 1433 | 847 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM3.95m | 8:43PM4.02m | 9:18AM4.33m | 9:38PM4.42m | 10:03AM4.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM1.86m | 2:30PM1.84m | 2:53AM1.55m | 3:23PM1.47m | 3:41AM1.17m | 4:07PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -1 | -5 | -3 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 50 | — | — | 101 | 569 | 86 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 144 | 86 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 68 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | NNE 3 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 80 | 152 | 330 | 1087 | 1283 | 1093 | 778 | 618 | 438 | 657 | 509 | 268 | 149 | 82 | 147 | 440 | 1042 | 1217 | 6 | 383 | 751 | 1433 | 847 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 249 | 255 | 42 | 412 | 378 | 412 | 474 | 65 | 338 | 338 | 135 | 329 | 166 | 325 | 533 | 393 | 260 | 103 | 386 | 325 | 744 | 860 | 677 |
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