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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 02 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | S 3 | SW 6 | W 5 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:15AM5.48m | 12:33PM5.44m | 00:47AM5.49m | 1:06PM5.43m | 1:19AM5.42m | 1:38PM5.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM0.54m | 6:34PM0.63m | 6:51AM0.55m | 7:06PM0.70m | 7:23AM0.64m | 7:40PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 3 | SW 6 | W 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 234 | 372 | 236 | 236 | 349 | 348 | 348 | 349 | 349 | 406 | 449 | 638 | 431 | 385 | 351 | 349 | 348 | 345 | 325 | 340 | 385 | 340 |
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