Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.5° C
4.0° 

Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Brighton today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.4
E
3
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
13
22
18
18
12
16
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:29PM5.53m
2:41AM5.41m
3:04PM5.48m
3:18AM5.30m
3:42PM5.35m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.43m
8:39PM0.70m
8:53AM0.50m
9:15PM0.77m
9:30AM0.64m
9:56PM0.91m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
26
24
20
19
17
18
25
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
19
22
19
15
14
14
17
24
21
21
20
20
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
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