Portslade surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 BST
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Portslade surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Portslade sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Portslade today?

The current surf forecast for Portslade at 12AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Portslade. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)77666666666611111010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)396321273226196167124136120774028182117151515153433332322
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
5
S
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
4.94
9:48AM
5.19
10:12PM
5.26
10:42AM
5.51
11:01PM
5.58
11:25AM
5.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
1.95
3:27AM
1.65
4:02PM
1.67
4:26AM
1.35
4:53PM
1.36
5:12AM
1.08
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:41-------6:43--
Sunset-7:10-------7:08-------7:07------
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171817171717181818171717171718192021212019191919
Feels °C (?)101212131313131414151616161718181921201918191716
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for South Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Portslade (fresh winds from the SW at ShorehamAirport 4 km from Portslade). A 1.9m swell from the WSW

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1 h 10 min ago

31 km/h
SW
Cross-On
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