Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 11 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 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
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)
0.5
N
4
0.3
N
3
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
16
19
16
11
12
24
59
115
164
177
163
127
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:36AM4.04m
7:25PM4.24m
7:56AM4.20m
8:36PM4.53m
9:03AM4.54m
9:33PM4.93m
Low Tide
1:19PM1.60m
1:58AM1.63m
2:20PM1.35m
2:54AM1.30m
3:14PM1.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:37
8:38
8:39
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
10
9
9
11
10
8
8
8
9
11
12
13
12
10
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
8
-1
1
4
4
4
8
7
4
5
4
4
5
5
10
9
5
4
1
2
4
4
3
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
1.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
7
3
1
1
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.3
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
6
1
2
2
1
3
16
19
16
11
12
24
59
115
164
177
163
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
325
294
316
250
447
342
477
477
205
205
205
123
205
241
378
483
241
241
412
875
884
891
994
795
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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