Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
11.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
10 AM
1 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
18
17
18
18
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:42PM4.45m
6:17AM4.27m
7:13PM4.29m
7:52AM4.22m
8:40PM4.42m
9:10AM4.42m
Low Tide
00:23AM1.65m
1:01PM1.50m
1:45AM1.65m
2:17PM1.44m
2:55AM1.47m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:46
5:43
5:41
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8:08
8:09
8:12
8:14
Temp °C
14
12
10
9
8
7
9
12
13
14
13
13
12
10
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
14
8
7
5
4
4
3
6
10
11
12
11
10
8
6
6
8
9
9
7
6
7
7
8
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
19
18
18
17
18
18
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
5
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
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)
268
267
181
115
115
101
101
101
143
80
80
101
101
101
255
236
295
295
290
241
255
241
181
270
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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