Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.0°C
3.0° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
1.2
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
90
103
90
65
64
60
44
32
19
34
49
45
40
33
20
12
18
17
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:04PM4.50m
9:48AM4.69m
10:13PM4.91m
10:45AM5.16m
Low Tide
2:47PM1.55m
3:25AM1.21m
3:58PM1.22m
4:27AM0.80m
4:54PM0.83m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:29
 mm
5
3
6
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
15
15
15
16
18
15
14
13
12
14
16
17
18
17
Feels °C
15
13
13
13
12
10
12
12
11
13
9
9
8
8
10
13
13
14
14
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