Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 74 | 97 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:15PM4.88m | 5:43AM4.60m | 6:18PM4.63m | 6:58AM4.40m | 7:40PM4.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM1.29m | 12:11PM1.36m | 00:55AM1.41m | 1:28PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 53 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | N 3 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 3 | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 74 | 97 | 89 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 405 | 146 | 250 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 284 | 345 | 345 | 325 | 333 | 325 | 650 | 428 | 406 | 406 | 385 | 325 |
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