Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 195 | 370 | 573 | 487 | 279 | 145 | 94 | 178 | 374 | 1276 | 976 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:52AM5.11m | 00:03AM5.25m | 12:24PM5.42m | 00:36AM5.50m | 12:56PM5.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.89m | 6:11AM0.52m | 6:29PM0.62m | 6:44AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | E 3 | — | W 9 | SW 4 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 195 | 370 | 573 | 487 | 279 | 145 | 94 | 178 | 374 | 1276 | 976 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 369 | 388 | 349 | 338 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 383 | 374 | 349 | 350 | 121 | 121 | 421 | 367 | 476 | 379 | 830 | 338 |
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