Surf Forecasts:
Brighton surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, WSW swell with 54 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Brighton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Brighton in the next 16 days are 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brighton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and it’s a quiet stretch for Brighton. The whole 16-day window is flat, with nothing worth paddling out for. The first recommendation is for Friday, July 31st, but even then, it’s barely a ripple.
Friday morning brings a tiny 0.7ft swell from the WSW, with a period of only 4 seconds – that’s windswell, not real surf. The wind is offshore from the NNE, so the water’s glassy, but there’s no push. The combined swell energy is a weak 1. The water temperature is 69°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about it.
Friday afternoon is the same story. A 2ft WSW swell shows up, but the wind goes cross-on from the SW and the period drops to 3 seconds. Choppy and weak. The energy climbs to 7, but that’s still nothing.
Saturday morning, August 1st, is clean with a light offshore wind from the NW, but the swell is back down to 0.7ft with a 5-second period. Energy is 4. It’s flat.
The whole first week is tiny, short-period swell with mostly cross-onshore winds. The best window might be Thursday morning, August 6th, when we get a 2ft swell from the WSW with a 5-second period and a clean offshore wind from the N. The energy is 46, still weak, but it’s the most organised. Still, 2ft with a 5-second period isn’t worth the drive.
The second week is worse. Swell heights stay between 0.3ft and 1ft, periods stay low, and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore. By August 14th, we see a 3ft swell in the afternoon, but the wind is a strong 25 mph cross-onshore from the WSW, making it a choppy mess. The energy is 48, but with that wind, it’s a washout. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
The only standout is Thursday morning, August 6th, with the clean offshore wind and the 2ft swell. It’s the only time conditions line up, but it’s still tiny. No big swell, no groundswell, no consistency. A blank run like this is pretty normal for Brighton.
Hang in there, folks. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | W 11 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | ESE 3 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 38 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:23PM5.39m | 1:33AM5.41m | 1:56PM5.50m | 2:07AM5.44m | 2:29PM5.53m | 2:41AM5.41m | 3:04PM5.48m | 3:18AM5.30m | 3:42PM5.35m | 3:59AM5.11m | 4:25PM5.15m | 4:46AM4.87m | 5:15PM4.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.75m | 7:45AM0.44m | 8:04PM0.69m | 8:19AM0.43m | 8:39PM0.70m | 8:53AM0.50m | 9:15PM0.77m | 9:30AM0.64m | 9:56PM0.91m | 10:13AM0.86m | 10:44PM1.09m | 11:05AM1.12m | 11:43PM1.29m | ||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | N 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | NE 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 18 | — | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 38 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 441 | 893 | 430 | 387 | 406 | 181 | 383 | 385 | 294 | 128 | 288 | 293 | 241 | 284 | 161 | 386 | 290 | 128 | 359 | 406 | 241 |
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