
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:08AM4.34m | 10:22PM4.52m | 10:46AM4.78m | 10:59PM4.93m | 11:20AM5.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM1.56m | 4:04PM1.51m | 4:24AM1.15m | 4:46PM1.11m | 5:03AM0.76m | 5:23PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 14 |
1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SW 19 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 |
6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | 1 | 25 | 37 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — |
— | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SSW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | E 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 3 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 128 | 84 | 101 | 74 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 101 | 101 | 181 | 181 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 161 | 181 | 158 | 143 | 158 | 122 |
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