Birling Gap Surf Break

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Issued: 12 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
16.9° C

3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 7AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
12
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
0
3
5
5
15
22
25
13
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
5
ESE
15
NE
10
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:30AM4.78m
8:02PM4.95m
8:35AM4.78m
9:01PM4.98m
9:32AM4.90m
9:53PM5.09m
Low Tide
1:25AM1.65m
1:45PM1.72m
2:21AM1.70m
2:41PM1.78m
3:15AM1.67m
3:36PM1.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:47
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
23
21
21
28
30
30
30
24
21
21
21
25
29
30
27
26
24
26
20
22
19
20
19
24
Feels °C
23
21
21
29
31
31
29
22
19
19
18
22
26
26
22
22
25
26
20
21
16
17
16
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
5
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
1
5
2
25
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
4
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
5
5
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
7
0.3
E
4
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
1
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
2
2
3
5
4
4
11
9
5
3
5
15
22
19
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
402
426
445
743
743
709
699
699
699
424
369
335
335
333
174
98
172
166
290
248
290
242
242
307
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
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