Surf Forecasts:
Brighton surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period, E swell with 7 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Brighton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Brighton in the next 16 days are 0.6m 3s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 3s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brighton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
We kick off on July 14 with nothing – flat calm, just a moderate breeze out of the NE. That pattern holds through the whole first week: maybe a tiny 0.1m ripple here or there, but all with poor conditions and zero score. The wind is mostly cross-off or onshore, the swell is either absent or so weak you’d be paddling for nothing. By July 20 we get a clean offshore breeze but still no wave energy – a cruel tease.
Then on July 24, Friday morning, something finally shows. A 1.5m swell rolls in from the WSW with a period of 6 seconds – short period, so it’s windswell, not groundswell. The combined energy is 148, which is moderate, but the wind is cross-off from the WNW at 15 km/h, which actually keeps it clean. The wave comment calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – score 1 out of 10. So it’s rideable, but messy and weak. Not a standout by any stretch. After that, the wind turns onshore and the swell drops off again. By July 29 we see a bigger 1.8m swell (239 energy) but with strong cross-onshore wind – that’s just choppy frustration.
If I had to point to the best moment – and it’s a thin pick – it’s that July 24 morning. But honestly, this is a two-week dead zone. Brighton can be fun when it lines up with a good SW swell and a clean offshore, but we’re not seeing that here. When it does get good, the car park fills up fast – crowds are often a thing. For now, save the petrol.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | W 11 | W 10 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | S 2 | — | W 8 | SE 3 | W 7 | ENE 2 | W 9 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:54AM5.60m | 00:13AM5.74m | 12:44PM5.83m | 1:01AM5.87m | 1:30PM5.93m | 1:47AM5.87m | 2:15PM5.89m | 2:31AM5.74m | 2:58PM5.73m | 3:14AM5.48m | 3:41PM5.46m | 3:57AM5.15m | 4:23PM5.12m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.37m | 6:02PM0.53m | 6:29AM0.15m | 6:54PM0.39m | 7:18AM0.03m | 7:44PM0.34m | 8:06AM0.04m | 8:31PM0.40m | 8:51AM0.18m | 9:17PM0.56m | 9:35AM0.44m | 10:02PM0.80m | 10:20AM0.77m | 10:49PM1.08m | |||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | SW 7 | — | W 6 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | SE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | SE 2 | E 3 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 343 | 343 | 351 | 701 | 385 | 406 | 421 | 115 | 351 | 451 | 612 | 359 | 172 | 205 | 712 | 477 | 477 | 406 | 344 | 84 |
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