Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:26AM4.11m | 5:55PM4.06m | 6:35AM3.80m | 7:20PM3.84m | 8:24AM3.75m | 9:03PM3.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM1.87m | 00:39AM1.95m | 1:10PM2.08m | 1:56AM2.02m | 2:29PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ENE 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 9 | N 3 | — | — | NE 4 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | WSW 6 | — | W 5 | ENE 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 121 | 287 | 183 | 477 | 267 | 309 | 181 | 188 | 294 | 233 | 295 | 405 | 421 | 249 | 151 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 284 | 362 | 309 | 250 |
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