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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 14 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | SW 6 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 9 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | |
108 | 88 | 62 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:58AM4.97m | 10:22PM5.34m | 10:46AM5.39m | 11:09PM5.69m | 11:33AM5.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.91m | 4:03PM0.70m | 4:31AM0.54m | 4:51PM0.41m | 5:16AM0.23m | 5:37PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | S 4 | — | — | W 9 |
 kJ | 108 | 88 | 62 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 9 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 419 | 103 | 84 | 907 | 1053 | 420 | 192 | 188 | 193 | 419 | 419 | 181 | 419 | 365 | 151 | 172 | 123 | 123 | 239 | 239 | 241 | 241 | 241 |
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