
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | W 6 | W 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:23PM3.78m | 9:16AM3.93m | 9:37PM4.11m | 10:08AM4.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM2.15m | 2:40AM1.91m | 3:11PM1.89m | 3:39AM1.56m | 4:04PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 2 | SW 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 13 | SW 12 | W 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | — |
5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | NE 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 161 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 231 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 128 | 84 | 101 | 74 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 233 |
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