Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.5
SE
4
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
2
6
13
28
40
36
33
33
32
29
27
17
6
14
6
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
W
10
W
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
5
N
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:22PM4.52m
10:46AM4.78m
10:59PM4.93m
11:20AM5.21m
11:33PM5.32m
11:53AM5.58m
Low Tide
4:24AM1.15m
4:46PM1.11m
5:03AM0.76m
5:23PM0.73m
5:38AM0.42m
5:58PM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
16
14
14
15
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
14
15
15
14
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
18
13
9
10
11
15
16
15
15
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