Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 3 | E 3 | WSW 6 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | SW 7 | SW 6 | E 3 | W 12 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 3 | E 3 | SW 9 | SE 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:18PM4.99m | 10:54AM5.16m | 11:14PM5.38m | 11:45AM5.56m | 00:03AM5.70m | 12:31PM5.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.78m | 5:01PM0.85m | 5:29AM0.42m | 5:54PM0.54m | 6:18AM0.13m | 6:41PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 23 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 351 | 325 | 325 | 309 | 423 | 714 | 351 | 343 | 295 | 293 | 128 | 268 | 181 | 293 | 307 | 181 | 115 | 103 | 158 | 158 | 361 | 431 | 419 | 284 |
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