Surf Forecasts:
Brighton surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SW swell with 152 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Brighton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Brighton in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brighton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Okay, folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. I've stared at the charts for Brighton for the next couple of weeks, and it's a tough stretch. We've got a real dry spell on our hands, so don't be in a hurry to wax up just yet.
The whole outlook is a bit of a bummer, to be honest. The first several days are looking particularly grim. We're talking about a whole lot of nothing from now through the 14th of September. There might be a ripple here or there, but it's not worth getting wet for. Expect a real gap with no surf on offer for the start of the period.
The first real pulse of energy shows up on the morning of Friday, the 11th of September. We've got a swell showing 5ft at 6 seconds from the WSW. The wave energy is weak at 246, but it's something. However, the wind is gonna be cross-shore, which will chop it up and make it messy. That same afternoon the swell drops back down and the quality goes with it. It's a tease, not a treat.
The 17th of September is the one day that stands out as the best of the bunch. The morning shows a 5ft WSW swell, but the real kicker is that the period jumps to 6 seconds and the energy jumps up to 145. It’s not huge, but it’s the most organized we’re going to see. The wind is light and cross-shore, so it should be semi-clean. The Thursday afternoon has a bit more size at 5ft but the wind is up to 19 mph and cross-onshore, which will blow it out and make it lumpy. So the morning of the 17th is your window. Keep an eye on that one. For a beginner, even that size might be a handful; for everyone else, it's the only game in town.
After that, the bottom drops out again. The energy just fades away into tiny, weak waves for the rest of the period. There are a couple of long-period pulses showing up in the second week, but they're arriving with almost no energy behind them. A long-period swell with no power is just a bump on the water.
The water temp is running right on the average for this time of year, so nothing unusual to report there.
Honestly, it's a bleak forecast. If you're desperate, the morning of the 17th is your best bet, but keep expectations super low. This might be a better time to tune up your kite gear than to paddle out.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 52 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 151 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 90 | 123 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 10:45AM5.16m | 11:04PM5.33m | 11:31AM5.57m | 11:48PM5.67m | 12:12PM5.86m | 00:27AM5.87m | 12:49PM6.00m | 1:05AM5.94m | 1:24PM5.99m | 1:40AM5.86m | 1:58PM5.84m | 2:14AM5.65m | 2:32PM5.57m | 2:48AM5.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.80m | 4:54PM0.83m | 5:17AM0.43m | 5:40PM0.49m | 5:59AM0.15m | 6:21PM0.25m | 6:38AM0.02m | 6:58PM0.15m | 7:14AM0.03m | 7:33PM0.18m | 7:48AM0.18m | 8:06PM0.35m | 8:21AM0.44m | 8:40PM0.61m | |||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | SW 6 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 9 | SW 6 | W 6 | SW 4 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 11 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 95 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 43 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | N 6 | SW 9 | SW 8 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 6 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 67 | 151 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 90 | 123 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 74 | 74 | 454 | 234 | 314 | 74 | 74 | 103 | 432 | 419 | 337 | 178 | 166 | 74 | 231 | 231 | 322 | 181 | 161 | 178 |
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