Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 8 | — | SE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:58PM5.73m | 3:14AM5.48m | 3:41PM5.46m | 3:57AM5.15m | 4:23PM5.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.18m | 9:17PM0.56m | 9:35AM0.44m | 10:02PM0.80m | 10:20AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SE 4 | E 5 | — | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 477 | 477 | 477 | 477 | 477 | 295 | 316 | 363 | 434 | 382 | 477 | 414 | 359 | 205 | 205 | 270 | 365 | 406 | 406 | 680 | 405 |
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