Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 122 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:31PM4.10m | 5:07AM3.94m | 5:37PM3.83m | 6:33AM3.79m | 7:15PM3.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM1.92m | 11:13PM1.93m | 11:56AM2.12m | 00:38AM2.01m | 1:21PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | W 7 | — | W 10 | SW 10 | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | E 2 | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 122 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 172 | 309 | 120 | 160 | 158 | 226 | 250 | 188 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 164 | 101 | 146 | 269 | 101 | 348 | 328 | 158 |
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