Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 9 | W 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:48AM4.00m | 10:08PM4.23m | 10:39AM4.36m | 10:53PM4.58m | 11:18AM4.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM1.86m | 3:38PM1.87m | 4:10AM1.56m | 4:33PM1.55m | 4:57AM1.19m | 5:16PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | E 6 | E 6 | W 10 | E 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — |
7 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 333 | 380 | 380 | 454 | 528 | 406 | 285 | 160 | 327 | 327 | 226 | 316 | 316 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 123 | 348 | 421 | 316 | 419 | 406 |
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