Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.7° C
4.1° 

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 (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.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.7
E
4
0.1
E
5
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
S
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
N
20
NE
25
NE
10
NE
10
S
15
SE
20
E
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNE
15
S
10
S
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
0
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:31AM5.74m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
16
15
19
20
19
19
18
15
13
11
15
20
17
17
16
15
14
13
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
20
14
11
17
19
17
15
15
10
9
7
10
17
14
15
14
13
12
9
14
16
15
16
18
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