Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.0° C
4.0° 

Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Brighton today (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.1
W
8
0.3
WSW
2
0.7
SW
4
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
4
2
2
1
0
1
12
57
41
23
27
51
71
75
134
141
155
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
W
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:18PM4.09m
9:03AM3.99m
9:31PM4.18m
10:08AM4.19m
Low Tide
1:54PM1.86m
2:33AM1.78m
2:58PM1.86m
3:35AM1.67m
3:58PM1.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:54
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
18
17
20
20
20
21
21
18
17
18
19
21
22
23
21
Feels °C
18
18
18
18
16
15
17
16
15
15
16
14
13
15
16
17
17
20
17
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