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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
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Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
8.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 0.1m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.2
WSW
0.9
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)444418516165566676666766665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1113121531354264509412314628446128917617830230926719317113175
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
5.26
12:03AM
5.34
12:14PM
5.42
12:37AM
5.49
12:48PM
5.50
1:12AM
5.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
0.60
6:09AM
0.79
6:26PM
0.44
6:45AM
0.68
7:01PM
0.36
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise7:52-------7:52-------7:50-------
Sunset--4:29-------4:30-------4:31-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------331-1-14111
Temp. °C10101010109109899109888810101091098
Feels °C (?)565543421211-1-20320110221
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