Brighton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. I’m looking at Brighton here, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead. This is a beach/pier setup that’s pretty exposed to a south-west swell, but for the next two weeks, it’s mostly going to be small, weak, and blown out.

Right now, and for the next several days, it’s a pretty grim picture. The surf is going to be small and pretty messy. We’ve got a weak swell pushing in on the 8th, around 4ft from the south-west, but it’s short-period windswell and not doing much good (combined energy only 85). The wind is a cross-on, so it’ll be choppy. Tuesday afternoon drops off to 3ft, but conditions turn clean with a cross-off. Still, it’s tiny.

Wednesday the 9th is more of the same – small clean waves in the morning at 2ft but those are really weak (57). Thursday the 10th is flat as a pancake, just 0.7ft with light cross-onshore wind. This dry spell hangs around. There’s literally no decent rideable surf for over a week. We’re looking at a real gap here.

The only glimmer I see is the morning of Saturday the 12th. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and there’s a tiny 1ft south-west swell, but it’s so weak (16) it’s barely going to break. It’s clean, but it’s not really surf. For a complete beginner, maybe a log session if you’re desperate.

Things finally perk up a little around Thursday the 17th. We get a bit more size, around 3ft to 3ft from the west-south-west, and importantly, the wind turns offshore from the north and north-north-east. That will clean things up nicely. The swell period is short though, only 5 seconds, and the combined energy is still low to moderate (39-48). It’s better than nothing, but it’s not going to be a standout.

Looking further out, Monday the 21st has a strange little pulse – some cleaner conditions with a cross-off, but the swell direction is off (east) and the period is super short. Not worth getting excited about. Tuesday the 22nd has a little more size at 2ft but an even stranger swell direction from the east-south-east.

Honestly, there isn’t a single standout session in this entire 16-day window. The consistent theme here is very low energy, often poor wind, and small size. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

If you’re a kite surfer, you might find some fun on the windier, choppier days, especially the 21st when we see a fresh breeze. But for paddle surfing, it’s a long wait. There’s just not enough power or consistency to recommend a single day. This is one of those blank runs that’s more normal for the area when the swell windows are closed. Forecasts can always change, so keep an eye out, but right now, I’d save the wax for another time.

Rusty.

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