Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.8° C
3.9° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (10 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.4
E
3
0.2
WSW
6
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
3
0.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
7
31
25
27
12
9
12
4
5
2
2
4
4
5
5
5
11
2
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:07PM4.65m
9:51AM4.74m
10:18PM4.99m
10:54AM5.16m
Low Tide
2:47PM1.42m
3:28AM1.14m
3:59PM1.18m
4:33AM0.78m
5:01PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
23
20
18
16
20
22
22
21
18
17
17
16
18
21
24
24
18
Feels °C
18
18
19
17
15
14
19
20
19
20
16
14
15
13
13
16
18
18
13
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