Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.8° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 4PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.5
W
3
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
17
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
2
4
14
12
40
38
33
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
NW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:00AM4.88m
10:16PM5.09m
10:39AM5.38m
10:54PM5.56m
11:14AM5.86m
Low Tide
4:08PM1.70m
4:29AM1.34m
4:52PM1.26m
5:10AM0.91m
5:31PM0.85m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:53
6:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
21
22
18
16
14
14
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
18
19
20
21
20
Feels °C
17
18
18
20
14
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
15
17
15
16
16
17
19
20
19
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