Portslade Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 0.24° W

Portslade 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portslade sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.1° 

Portslade surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Portslade today (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portslade at 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
7
33
24
13
8
6
6
4
2
2
5
6
9
15
16
11
19
35
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:12PM5.26m
9:53AM5.48m
10:20PM5.59m
10:55AM5.86m
Low Tide
2:50PM1.66m
3:26AM1.36m
4:03PM1.40m
4:33AM1.02m
5:05PM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
20
18
16
20
22
23
23
18
17
17
16
18
21
25
25
18
Feels °C
20
18
18
17
16
14
19
20
20
22
16
14
15
13
13
16
19
19
13
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