Brighton Surf Break
Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Brighton

Issued: 6 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
15.4° C

2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (05 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (05 Jun)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
1 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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
SW
6
0.4
SW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
1.4
SSW
5
1.9
SSW
6
2.3
SW
7
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
10
3
SW
9
2.4
SW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
11
1.2
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
192
120
80
50
77
22
24
20
89
258
467
1774
2920
1585
786
337
175
90
88
76
45
33
27
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
35
S
40
SSE
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
55
WSW
45
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:45AM4.90m
3:10PM4.84m
3:24AM4.73m
3:51PM4.71m
4:06AM4.57m
4:38PM4.60m
Low Tide
9:00AM1.09m
9:23PM1.38m
9:44AM1.21m
10:12PM1.50m
10:34AM1.31m
11:07PM1.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:48
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:08
9:09
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
6
7
9
7
9
11
10
9
8
4
7
6
5
4
5
6
6
9
9
9
10
11
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SW
5
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
84
84
50
50
50
49
18
24
6
39
11
50
45
43
88
29
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
77
22
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
5
1.9
SSW
6
2.3
SW
7
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
10
3
SW
9
2.4
SW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
Energy kJ
236
192
120
80
37
28
5
13
89
258
467
1774
2920
1585
786
337
175
90
76
76
45
33
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
213
74
74
165
42
121
120
120
120
520
341
329
379
473
325
314
135
166
121
121
121
121
120
120
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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