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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
31 | 22 | 61 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:59AM5.50m | 3:30PM5.36m | 3:51AM5.12m | 4:26PM4.99m | 4:49AM4.73m | 5:29PM4.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.55m | 9:52PM0.97m | 10:21AM0.87m | 10:57PM1.25m | 11:27AM1.13m | 00:06AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:53 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 26 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | 26 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 19 | 61 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 74 | 74 | 160 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 122 | 158 | 158 | 122 | 122 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 122 | 74 | 80 | 146 | 80 | 125 | 84 | 84 |
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