Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (19 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
1.3
WSW
7
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
136
161
239
255
223
175
165
202
171
87
59
42
36
22
35
17
16
16
17
21
21
22
25
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:51PM5.93m
2:10AM5.81m
2:39PM5.69m
2:59AM5.50m
3:30PM5.36m
3:51AM5.12m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.38m
8:26AM0.27m
8:54PM0.66m
9:21AM0.55m
9:52PM0.97m
10:21AM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:03
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:49
8:50
8:51
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
16
17
18
19
18
17
18
18
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
9
10
11
12
12
12
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
7
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
10
Energy kJ
167
6
10
23
51
60
55
42
36
14
35
17
16
16
17
21
21
22
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
9
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
59
12
5
5
5
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
176
136
161
239
255
223
175
165
202
171
87
32
20
1
2
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
121
121
121
425
484
166
348
454
290
121
121
74
74
74
120
120
181
101
101
101
158
158
158
178
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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