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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
1
SSW
0.4
SW
1.2
SSW
1
S
1.2
S
1.7
SSW
2
S
2.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)9811887444444417165165556676
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191024106557111819152230424465644477223324483242
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
5.64
11:21PM
5.74
11:34AM
5.90
11:56PM
6.00
12:09PM
6.10
12:31AM
6.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
0.95
5:41AM
1.05
6:01PM
0.71
6:19AM
0.87
6:37PM
0.54
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise7:52-------7:50-------7:50-------
Sunset--4:25-------4:28-------4:29-----
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clear
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C91110101091010910101010910999101010877
Feels °C (?)587755776667535332320-211
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