Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 80 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:28AM5.95m | 1:52PM6.00m | 2:07AM5.85m | 2:30PM5.85m | 2:45AM5.62m | 3:07PM5.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM-0.04m | 8:05PM0.24m | 8:21AM0.10m | 8:43PM0.40m | 8:59AM0.37m | 9:21PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | W 8 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 25 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 34 | 80 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 348 | 419 | 419 | 181 | 501 | 101 | 421 | 183 | 181 | 158 | 181 | 438 | 689 | 689 | 421 | 512 | 556 | 495 | 497 | 638 | 643 | 700 | 348 |
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