Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.7
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
1.9
SW
6
2
SW
7
1.7
SW
6
1.3
WSW
7
2
SSW
6
2.5
SW
7
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.4
SW
8
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
7
28
163
293
332
287
342
240
159
309
625
1892
1382
844
502
274
139
89
71
74
133
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
S
45
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM5.25m
12:24PM5.42m
00:36AM5.50m
12:56PM5.66m
1:08AM5.68m
1:29PM5.81m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.52m
6:29PM0.62m
6:44AM0.30m
7:02PM0.44m
7:17AM0.17m
7:35PM0.34m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
10
11
10
9
11
11
12
13
15
15
15
14
11
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