Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 164 | 88 | 62 | 67 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 39 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:02PM5.84m | 2:17AM5.72m | 2:37PM5.75m | 2:54AM5.57m | 3:16PM5.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.36m | 8:24AM0.27m | 8:45PM0.48m | 9:02AM0.49m | 9:25PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | 62 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 187 | 164 | 88 | 1 | 67 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 39 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 338 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 283 | 237 | 337 | 161 | 322 | 161 | 348 | 348 | 655 | 454 | 348 | 348 |
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