Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
21.0°C
3.9° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Aug)--
Evening (25 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.2
SSE
2
0.1
W
8
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
9
12
10
7
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
10
S
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:29AM4.88m
10:45PM5.13m
11:10AM5.32m
11:23PM5.53m
11:45AM5.73m
Low Tide
4:14AM1.77m
4:38PM1.74m
5:03AM1.37m
5:24PM1.36m
5:44AM0.98m
6:03PM1.01m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
4
2
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
20
21
21
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
14
16
16
20
18
20
20
19
18
18
20
19
19
18
18
14
17
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