Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.1° C
4.0° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
0.8
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
105
71
42
46
71
126
209
202
181
106
67
46
30
22
20
52
92
80
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
WSW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:31PM4.18m
10:08AM4.19m
10:27PM4.40m
10:57AM4.46m
Low Tide
2:58PM1.86m
3:35AM1.67m
3:58PM1.72m
4:29AM1.46m
4:51PM1.51m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:54
8:53
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
17
17
18
19
21
21
24
20
16
15
15
17
18
19
19
22
Feels °C
15
13
16
13
14
14
15
16
14
18
14
11
11
12
13
12
13
14
18
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