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Brighton, Sussex · Sussex · united-kingdom

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1.81 m / 5.9ft
Next high · 21:00 BST
Heights relative to MSL · 2026-04-27Coef. 81Solunar 4/5

Tide times at Brighton, Sussex on Monday, 27 April 2026: first high tide at 01:00, first low tide at 03:00, second high tide at 09:00, second low tide at 15:00, third high tide at 21:00. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 20:13.

Next 24 hours at Brighton, Sussex

-3.1 m-0.3 m2.4 mHeight (MSL)17:0021:0001:0005:0009:0013:00H 21:00L 04:00H 09:00L 16:00nowTime (Europe/London)

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Sun, moon and conditions on Mon 27 Apr

Sunrise
05:44
Sunset
20:13
Moon
Waxing gibbous
75% illuminated
Wind
8.3 m/s
198°
Water temp
12.8 °C
Coefficient
81
Spring cycle

Conditions as of 17:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Highs and lows next 7 days

Today
1.8m / 5.9ft21:00
Coef. 80
Tue
1.6m / 5.3ft09:00
-2.4m / -7.8ft04:00
Coef. 87
Wed
1.8m / 5.9ft10:00
-2.8m / -9.1ft04:00
Coef. 92
Thu
2.1m / 6.9ft11:00
-3.0m / -9.7ft05:00
Coef. 100
Fri
2.1m / 6.8ft12:00
-2.9m / -9.4ft06:00
Coef. 95
Sat
2.3m / 7.4ft00:00
-2.9m / -9.6ft06:00
Coef. 99
Sun
2.2m / 7.3ft00:00
-2.6m / -8.6ft19:00
Coef. 93
All extrema (7 days)
DayTypeTimeHeightCoef.
Mon 27 AprHigh21:001.8m / 5.9ft80
Tue 28 AprLow04:00-2.4m / -7.8ft87
High09:001.6m / 5.3ft
Low16:00-2.6m / -8.5ft
High22:001.9m / 6.4ft
Wed 29 AprLow04:00-2.8m / -9.1ft92
High10:001.8m / 5.9ft
Low17:00-2.8m / -9.2ft
High23:002.0m / 6.6ft
Thu 30 AprLow05:00-3.0m / -9.7ft100
High11:002.1m / 6.9ft
Low17:00-2.8m / -9.2ft
High23:002.3m / 7.5ft
Fri 01 MayLow06:00-2.9m / -9.4ft95
High12:002.1m / 6.8ft
Low18:00-2.8m / -9.3ft
Sat 02 MayHigh00:002.3m / 7.4ft99
Low06:00-2.9m / -9.6ft
High12:002.2m / 7.3ft
Low18:00-2.8m / -9.1ft
Sun 03 MayHigh00:002.2m / 7.3ft93
Low19:00-2.6m / -8.6ft

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

Fishing windows · 7-day rating

The angler tradition that rates each day for fish-bite likelihood using moon transits and rise/set. One to five stars, not a scientific forecast.

Cycle dates near Brighton, Sussex

Next spring tide on Thu 30 Apr (range 5.2m / 17.2ft). Last neap on Mon 27 Apr. Next neap on Sun 03 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

About tides at Brighton, Sussex

Brighton sits on the central English Channel coast, the long shingle beach running from Hove east toward Saltdean under the chalk cliffs at Black Rock and Rottingdean. The tide here is moderate by Channel standards but sharper-edged than the open-coast resorts further west. Mean range at Brighton Marina is about 5.2 metres on the springs, dropping near 2.6 on neaps, with the typical mean range close to 4 metres. The pattern is semidiurnal, two highs and two lows of comparable size, twelve and a half hours apart. The shingle bank steepens fast under the swing — a metre of vertical change covers ten or fifteen metres of beach width, less than the gentle sands further along the Sussex coast at West Wittering or Camber. For pier walkers, paddle-board crews launching off Hove Lagoon, and the cold-water swimming groups that use the exposed concrete steps below the seafront, the timing matters more than the absolute height. The Palace Pier sits well clear of all but the highest spring tides; the older West Pier ruin further down stands in deeper water and is fully submerged most of the time. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo's gridded marine model — general-planning data, not navigation-grade. UK Hydrographic Office Admiralty TotalTide is the authoritative British tide product.

Tide questions about Brighton, Sussex

When is the next high tide at Brighton?
The hero block shows the next high tide at Brighton Marina in local UK time. The 7-day table covers all four daily extremes. The Sussex Channel coast runs straight semidiurnal — no diurnal asymmetry between the two daily cycles to watch for.
What's the typical tide range at Brighton?
Mean range at Brighton is around 4 metres, with spring tides pushing past 5 metres and neaps dropping near 2.6 metres. The Sussex coast runs a moderately large Channel tide — bigger than the Solent or Thames Estuary funnel coast but smaller than the Bristol Channel approaches in the south-west.
When is best for shore swimming at Brighton seafront?
Cold-water swimming groups along the central seafront mostly time their sessions around the higher half of the cycle — the shingle steepens steeply at the waterline and the higher water lifts you over the larger pebbles before the deep water. The Hove Lagoon paddle and SUP crews work the calmer inland water that doesn't depend on the open-coast tide.
Where do these tide predictions come from?
Open-Meteo's marine model, gridded at roughly 0.08° resolution, produces the predictions on this page. UK Hydrographic Office Admiralty TotalTide is the authoritative product for British tide tables, calibrated on the Brighton Marina harmonic record.
Is this safe to use for navigation?
No. For piloting in or out of Brighton Marina, the largest man-made marina on the south coast, use UKHO's authoritative tide tables, the marina's own published guidance, and the latest Notices to Mariners. The marina entrance has a sill and cross-tide currents that need real navigational sources.
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-04-27T15:20:30.325Z. Predictions refresh daily.