Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 10AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.5
SW
5
2.1
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
4
3
2
6
8
7
7
10
18
34
119
331
757
765
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
S
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10AM5.32m
11:23PM5.53m
11:45AM5.73m
11:58PM5.90m
12:18PM6.10m
Low Tide
5:03AM1.37m
5:24PM1.36m
5:44AM0.98m
6:03PM1.01m
6:20AM0.65m
6:39PM0.71m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:53
 mm
7
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
22
20
20
21
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
19
19
16
18
18
Feels °C
21
21
20
19
21
21
18
19
22
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
16
15
15
13
8
11
13
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