Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | W 8 | E 3 | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | SSE 2 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:08PM4.23m | 10:39AM4.36m | 10:53PM4.58m | 11:18AM4.75m | 11:29PM4.93m | 11:52AM5.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM1.56m | 4:33PM1.55m | 4:57AM1.19m | 5:16PM1.21m | 5:36AM0.83m | 5:54PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 8 | NE 4 | W 8 | — | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NE 5 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | W 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSE 3 | — |
12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 327 | 327 | 349 | 316 | 161 | 316 | 316 | 295 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 421 | 421 | 419 | 406 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 411 | 388 | 236 | 250 | 200 |
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