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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 28 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | W 7 | W 9 | W 6 | S 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | |
3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:16AM4.68m | 10:34PM4.90m | 10:57AM4.86m | 11:12PM5.04m | 11:35AM5.02m | 11:49PM5.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM1.17m | 4:12PM1.19m | 4:37AM1.03m | 4:53PM1.09m | 5:15AM0.91m | 5:31PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | 9:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | W 6 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | W 9 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | S 13 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 158 | 236 | 236 | 349 | 387 | 349 | 325 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 361 | 350 | 288 | 272 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 314 | 115 | 266 | 125 |
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