Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
5
3
2
0
1
1
0
2
17
48
28
29
25
32
39
72
160
170
83
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
W
25
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:42AM3.95m
8:18PM4.09m
9:03AM3.99m
9:31PM4.18m
10:08AM4.19m
Low Tide
1:30AM1.75m
1:54PM1.86m
2:33AM1.78m
2:58PM1.86m
3:35AM1.67m
3:58PM1.72m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:54
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
19
20
21
22
22
21
18
17
20
21
21
22
20
17
16
17
19
19
20
23
21
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
15
14
17
16
15
16
16
14
14
15
16
16
14
17
17
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