Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
108
119
143
209
245
167
91
54
27
15
12
18
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
5
S
10
W
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
on
High Tide
4:39AM4.49m
5:02PM4.41m
5:26AM4.11m
5:55PM4.06m
6:35AM3.80m
7:20PM3.84m
Low Tide
11:00AM1.53m
11:33PM1.70m
11:58AM1.87m
00:39AM1.95m
1:10PM2.08m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
15
14
13
15
19
19
19
16
14
13
12
16
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
12
11
10
11
17
17
16
11
10
9
8
12
16
15
13
15
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