Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | W 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45PM4.45m | 4:11AM4.25m | 4:31PM4.10m | 5:07AM3.94m | 5:37PM3.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM1.58m | 10:05PM1.65m | 10:35AM1.92m | 11:13PM1.93m | 11:56AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | N 4 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | S 17 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NE 5 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | E 2 | E 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 294 | 300 | 300 | 126 | 126 | 241 | 126 | 241 | 158 | 290 | 250 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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