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Birling Gap surf Forecast / South Coast / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Apr 2024 BST
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Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is 10.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.1 °C max: 10.5 °C min: 7.1 °C)
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Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is 10.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.1 °C max: 10.5 °C min: 7.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 11AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.6
WSW
1
W
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.3
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.6
NNE
0.1
W
0.8
N
0.3
NW
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.3
NNE
0.2
N
0.1
E
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.5
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
W
0.1
SW
0.2
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)666614345566655555125444333310101010103104443444444333111033109999109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)47334939569410691403216161153200000002222202030000000000022002223347366
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
5
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
20
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
4.34
9:04PM
4.55
9:29AM
4.65
9:56PM
4.92
10:15AM
5.02
10:35PM
5.30
10:51AM
5.39
11:09PM
5.65
11:25AM
5.71
11:41PM
5.94
11:56AM
5.97
12:11AM
6.15
12:27PM
6.15
12:42AM
6.26
12:58PM
6.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
2.09
3:14AM
2.05
3:39PM
1.82
4:07AM
1.73
4:25PM
1.49
4:48AM
1.37
5:03PM
1.17
5:24AM
1.05
5:38PM
0.90
5:56AM
0.79
6:10PM
0.71
6:28AM
0.62
6:42PM
0.62
7:00AM
0.56
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise-5:56-------5:54-------5:52-------5:50-------5:48-------5:47-------5:45-------5:43--
Sunset-----7:59-------8:00-------8:02-------8:04-------8:06-------8:07-------8:08------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C45710999991010111297653678965447898754678986454789865556898544478
Feels °C (?)-2037322113345420-1-3-102310-2-2-10100-2-3-1-20100-4-2-3-1011110-3-2-100-2-4-4-402

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