Portslade Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 0.24° W

Portslade WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Portslade sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.7° 

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


Portslade surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, SW swell with 1,975 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Portslade this week:

The surf forecast for Portslade over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Portslade in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Tue 1st Sep)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf 1AM (Tue 1st Sep)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Most Powerful 7PM (Sat 29th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Portslade over the next 16 days.


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