Brighton, UK

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The remains of the West Pier from Brighton beach
Brighton (West Pier). Photo: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Brighton

Brighton is a town in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom. From Brighton you can reach 8 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 4 dive sites. The nearest is Brighton, a kite and windsurf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 249 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LGW, 37 km away.

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Staying in Brighton

  • 249 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: LGW, 37 km, LHR, 76 km, LCY, 77 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Brighton.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Brighton each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Brighton too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Brighton: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Hot pipe6.2 kmabout 15 min by car1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small3 ft25 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, too small6 ft312 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, poor1 ft14 kJwind from the west, 23 knots, too small5 ft186 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, too small5 ft205 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, too small
All readings for Hot pipe: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hot pipe, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 7 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small2 ft3 smushy8kJwind from the east, 7 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small3 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the west, 14 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct27, poor6 ft7 smushy312kJwind from the west, 7 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft10 ssoft14kJwind from the west, 23 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small5 ft7 smushy186kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct14, too small5 ft7 smushy205kJwind from the west, 14 knots14°C
Hollows9.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Worthing, 7 km1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, too small6 ft287 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, poor1 ft13 kJwind from the west, 22 knots, too small4 ft170 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, too small5 ft196 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Hollows: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hollows, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 6 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small2 ft3 smushy8kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the west, 13 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct25, poor6 ft7 smushy287kJwind from the west, 7 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft10 ssoft13kJwind from the west, 22 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small4 ft7 smushy170kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct14, too small5 ft7 smushy196kJwind from the west, 15 knots14°C
Shoreham9.3 kmabout 20 min by car1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, too small6 ft287 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, poor1 ft13 kJwind from the west, 22 knots, too small4 ft170 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, too small5 ft196 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Shoreham: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Shoreham, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 6 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small2 ft3 smushy8kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the west, 13 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct25, poor6 ft7 smushy287kJwind from the west, 7 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft10 ssoft13kJwind from the west, 22 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small4 ft7 smushy170kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct14, too small5 ft7 smushy196kJwind from the west, 15 knots14°C
The Harbour9.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Worthing, 7 km1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, too small6 ft287 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, poor1 ft13 kJwind from the west, 22 knots, too small4 ft170 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, too small5 ft196 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for The Harbour: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Harbour, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 6 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small2 ft3 smushy8kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the west, 13 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct25, poor6 ft7 smushy287kJwind from the west, 7 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft10 ssoft13kJwind from the west, 22 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small4 ft7 smushy170kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct13, too small5 ft7 smushy196kJwind from the west, 15 knots14°C
Brighton Marina3 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the west, 23 knots, too small6 ft323 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor1 ft10 kJwind from the west, 38 knots, too small5 ft199 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too small5 ft208 kJwind from the west, 18 knots, too small
All readings for Brighton Marina: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brighton Marina, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small2 ft3 smushy8kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct2, too small2 ft7 smushy27kJwind from the west, 23 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct23, poor6 ft7 smushy323kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft12 scrumbling10kJwind from the west, 38 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small5 ft7 smushy199kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small5 ft7 smushy208kJwind from the west, 18 knots14°C
Brighton New Beach3.2 kmabout 10 min by car1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the west, 23 knots, too small6 ft323 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor1 ft10 kJwind from the west, 38 knots, too small5 ft199 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too small5 ft208 kJwind from the west, 18 knots, too small
All readings for Brighton New Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brighton New Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small2 ft3 smushy8kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct2, too small2 ft7 smushy27kJwind from the west, 23 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct23, poor6 ft7 smushy323kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft12 scrumbling10kJwind from the west, 38 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small5 ft7 smushy199kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small5 ft7 smushy208kJwind from the west, 18 knots14°C
Brighton (West Pier)0.9 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft25 kJwind from the west, 18 knots, too small6 ft312 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor1 ft14 kJwind from the west, 30 knots, too small5 ft186 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too small5 ft205 kJwind from the west, 18 knots, too small
All readings for Brighton (West Pier): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brighton (West Pier), each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small2 ft3 smushy8kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small3 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the west, 18 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct22, poor6 ft7 smushy312kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft10 ssoft14kJwind from the west, 30 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small5 ft7 smushy186kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small5 ft7 smushy205kJwind from the west, 18 knots14°C
Goring Sea Lane17.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Worthing, 2 km1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft32 kJwind from the west, 18 knots, too small6 ft264 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor1 ft15 kJwind from the west, 30 knots, too small4 ft157 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too small4 ft177 kJwind from the west, 18 knots, too small
All readings for Goring Sea Lane: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Goring Sea Lane, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 9 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small2 ft3 smushy8kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small3 ft5 smushy32kJwind from the west, 18 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct19, poor6 ft6 smushy264kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft10 ssoft15kJwind from the west, 30 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small4 ft7 smushy157kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct9, too small4 ft7 smushy177kJwind from the west, 18 knots14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Brighton, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

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Places to eat near Brighton

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits