Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.9
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
361
332
370
381
332
237
196
118
134
49
33
43
33
11
7
8
5
5
5
5
3
3
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
E
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:40AM4.15m
5:05PM4.03m
5:42AM3.80m
6:22PM3.75m
7:33AM3.67m
8:23PM3.78m
Low Tide
11:09AM1.95m
11:52PM2.03m
12:32PM2.18m
1:20AM2.10m
2:00PM2.15m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:04
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
17
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
12
12
13
16
16
14
14
12
13
13
13
13
15
16
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