Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | E 3 | ESE 3 | W 11 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 10 | E 3 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 50 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14PM5.38m | 11:45AM5.56m | 00:03AM5.70m | 12:31PM5.85m | 00:47AM5.90m | 1:13PM6.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.42m | 5:54PM0.54m | 6:18AM0.13m | 6:41PM0.31m | 7:02AM-0.04m | 7:24PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 37 | 50 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 158 | 128 | 236 | 181 | 181 | 292 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 158 | 101 | 158 | 431 | 431 | 287 | 287 | 288 | 115 | 287 | 243 | 312 | 307 | 287 |
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