Surf Forecasts:
Brighton surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, SW swell with 515 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Brighton this week:
The surf forecast for Brighton over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Brighton in the next 16 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brighton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's get into it. This is Rusty, and I'm looking at Brighton for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. We're looking at a pretty grim run of surf here for the next sixteen days. The forecast is basically a long, flat stretch with nothing that’s really worth paddling out for. The first proper wave we see is on the 13th of September, but honestly, it's a write-off with messy, weak 4ft cross-shore slop and a combined energy of just 66 – that's barely a ripple. The water is sitting at 67°, which is about 5° warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least the water temp is nice, but that's about the only positive.
From there it just gets worse. We go into a long gap with tiny, choppy waves and no real energy. The combined energy values are in the double digits, some as low as 10 or 20. There's a bit of a clean-up on Wednesday the 16th with some cross-offshore wind, but the swell is a pathetic 3ft – not enough to do anything with. Then Thursday the 17th sees a bump up to 5ft, but it’s blown out by a strong cross-onshore wind, so it's just lumpy, ugly, and not surfable. The energy climbs to 129, but the quality is zero.
Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th show the biggest numbers of the whole run, with swell hitting 5ft and then 6ft, and the combined energy jumping to 222 and then 268. That sounds promising on paper, but the wind is howling from the west and west-southwest at 22 to 28 mph, turning the ocean into a complete mess. It's cross-shore and chopped up – this kind of setup is honestly more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. For a beginner spot, that 6ft is already too big and messy anyway.
After that, it fades back to nothing. The last week of the period is a total flat spell. From Monday the 22nd through to Monday the 28th, we’re looking at waves under 2ft with combined energy in the single digits. There's a glassy morning on the 24th with a light wind and 1ft swell, but you could probably do a better job of generating waves in your bathtub. The wind goes offshore a few times, but there’s just no ocean energy to work with. So, what we’ve got here is a sixteen-day forecast with zero standout sessions. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the 19th, but otherwise, it’s a long, flat, and frustrating outlook.
Stay patient. Forecasts can change.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 4 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
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 kJ | 66 | 61 | 47 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 39 | 22 | 33 | 129 | 141 | 90 | 82 | 151 | 460 | 222 | 268 | 132 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24PM5.99m | 1:40AM5.86m | 1:58PM5.84m | 2:14AM5.65m | 2:32PM5.57m | 2:48AM5.35m | 3:04PM5.22m | 3:22AM4.97m | 3:38PM4.83m | 3:58AM4.56m | 4:16PM4.41m | 4:40AM4.15m | 5:05PM4.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.18m | 7:48AM0.18m | 8:06PM0.35m | 8:21AM0.44m | 8:40PM0.61m | 8:55AM0.78m | 9:14PM0.96m | 9:30AM1.17m | 9:52PM1.35m | 10:12AM1.58m | 10:41PM1.73m | 11:09AM1.95m | 11:52PM2.03m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 6 | — | SW 11 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 47 | — | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | W 6 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 61 | 47 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 22 | 33 | 129 | 141 | 90 | 82 | 151 | 460 | 222 | 268 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 328 | 350 | 158 | 158 | 233 | 161 | 421 | 420 | 271 | 271 | 337 | 348 | 348 | 387 | 337 | 419 | 538 | 538 | 589 | 432 | 271 |
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