Surf Forecasts:
Brighton surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period, SW swell with 287 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Brighton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Brighton in the next 16 days are 1.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) 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 0.3m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brighton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – this forecast is a tough one. We're looking at a 16-day window for Brighton, and honestly, it's a long stretch of nothing much to get excited about.
The whole period starts on Friday the 4th of September and it's a bit of a write-off. We've got a small, weak 5ft swell from the SW with a short period of 7 seconds, and a fresh 21 mph cross-wind from the West. The water is sitting at 68°, which is a massive 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that's a real anomaly. The combined energy is weak (189), and the onshore wind is just going to ruin any chance of a clean wave. The conditions are lumpy and messy.
We go through a few days with tiny, weak swells – under 3ft – and the wind is mostly cross or onshore. Saturday the 5th shows a bit of cleaner surf in the morning with a 2ft WSW swell, but the energy is pitifully low (24) and the period is a short 5 seconds. It's basically a non-event. This pattern of poor surf conditions, with the occasional bump in swell on Monday the 7th (5ft, but onshore wind at 21 mph) and Wednesday the 9th (4ft, cross wind), just doesn't deliver. The stronger energy on these days (154 and 137 respectively) is still weak-to-moderate, and it's all wind-affected.
After that, it's a long, flat gap. From around the 10th of September right through to the 19th, the swell drops to almost nothing – we're talking 0.7ft or less. There's a moment on Sunday the 13th where the wind goes glassy from the NNW, but with a 0.7ft swell, it's a flat, glassy lake. Not a wave to be had. The end of the period on the 19th shows no swell at all. There are no standout days, no windows with clean, rideable surf. Honestly, this looks more like a week for the kite surfers than us paddle surfers. The best bet is to sit this one out. The dry spell is just too long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 |
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 kJ | 189 | 55 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 154 | 90 | 34 | 34 | 145 | 117 | 137 | 103 | 30 | 80 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:49PM4.83m | 5:21AM4.55m | 5:56PM4.46m | 6:44AM4.26m | 7:29PM4.30m | 8:27AM4.31m | 9:04PM4.50m | 9:48AM4.69m | 10:13PM4.91m | 10:45AM5.16m | 11:04PM5.33m | 11:31AM5.57m | 11:48PM5.67m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM1.34m | 11:51AM1.54m | 00:39AM1.56m | 1:20PM1.69m | 2:08AM1.51m | 2:47PM1.55m | 3:25AM1.21m | 3:58PM1.22m | 4:27AM0.80m | 4:54PM0.83m | 5:17AM0.43m | 5:40PM0.49m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | — | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | S 3 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 189 | 55 | 2 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 154 | 90 | 34 | 34 | 145 | 117 | 137 | 103 | 30 | 80 | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 123 | 271 | 158 | 101 | 181 | 236 | 350 | 479 | 348 | 74 | 80 | 419 | 495 | 538 | 348 | 241 | 241 | 121 | 428 |
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