Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.9°C
3.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
36
17
11
7
17
17
13
22
14
20
28
35
46
86
155
121
82
33
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:45AM5.16m
11:04PM5.33m
11:31AM5.57m
11:48PM5.67m
12:12PM5.86m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.83m
5:17AM0.43m
5:40PM0.49m
5:59AM0.15m
6:21PM0.25m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:25
7:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
11
13
14
15
15
13
13
14
13
11
13
12
13
12
14
14
15
17
16
17
17
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