Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:47AM5.87m | 2:15PM5.89m | 2:31AM5.74m | 2:58PM5.73m | 3:14AM5.48m | 3:41PM5.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.04m | 8:31PM0.40m | 8:51AM0.18m | 9:17PM0.56m | 9:35AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | ENE 4 | SW 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | N 3 | W 8 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 4 | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 8 | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 603 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 914 | 914 | 1263 | 537 | 537 | 470 | 477 | 477 | 919 | 477 | 477 | 294 | 316 | 432 | 430 | 406 | 406 | 590 | 477 | 359 |
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