Surf Forecasts:
Brighton surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, W swell with 106 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s. 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore 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 (Jul 27) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brighton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Brighton. I’ll be straight with you—this is a tough stretch. The first week and a half is pretty much a write-off. We’ve got a lot of cross-onshore wind, lumpy, choppy conditions, and hardly any swell to work with. The water temp is sitting at 69°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.
From Sunday 26 July afternoon through to Sunday 9 August, it’s grim. The surf is poor, winds are mostly cross-onshore or messy, and the swell heights are tiny. A few mornings, like Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August, do show a glimpse of clean conditions with light cross-offshore winds, but the swell is only 1ft to 2ft and the energy is weak (25 or less). There’s just not enough push to bother paddling out.
The only real standout in this whole 16-day window is the Sunday 9 August afternoon session. The swell bumps up to 8ft from the SW, with a light cross-onshore breeze. The combined energy hits 539, which is strong wave energy, and the period is only 7 seconds—so it’s a short-period wind swell, but at that size it’s going to be powerful and dumping. The direction is SW, which is exactly what this spot likes. That said, 8ft at a beach/pier setup like Brighton with short-period swell is going to be heavy, messy, and really only for experienced surfers. It’s not a beginner wave. Crowds are often a thing here, so expect company.
Nothing else in the second week gets close. Monday 10 August drops back to a weak 2ft to 2ft with fresh cross-shore wind. The rest of the outlook is small, weak, and onshore.
So, if you’re a competent surfer, mark your calendar for Sunday 9 August afternoon. That’s the only real pulse of energy, and it’s about as good as it gets in this run. For everyone else? Wait for the forecasts to change.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 5 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 65 | 33 | 74 | 62 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 42 | 90 | 78 | 25 | 30 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 10:27PM4.40m | 10:57AM4.46m | 11:12PM4.66m | 11:38AM4.74m | 11:51PM4.92m | 12:15PM5.01m | 00:26AM5.14m | 12:49PM5.23m | 1:00AM5.31m | 1:23PM5.39m | 1:33AM5.41m | 1:56PM5.50m | 2:07AM5.44m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM1.46m | 4:51PM1.51m | 5:17AM1.20m | 5:36PM1.28m | 5:58AM0.94m | 6:17PM1.05m | 6:36AM0.71m | 6:54PM0.87m | 7:11AM0.54m | 7:29PM0.75m | 7:45AM0.44m | 8:04PM0.69m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 65 | — | — | 44 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 58 | — | — | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 284 | 6 | 33 | 74 | 62 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 42 | 90 | 78 | 25 | 30 | 3 | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 419 | 419 | 431 | 333 | 0 | 231 | 325 | 343 | 316 | 348 | 441 | 431 | 371 | 377 | 387 | 421 | 387 | 381 | 380 | 325 |
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