Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Dec)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (10 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (10 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
SW
1.1
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)871414666666121514131255131414121166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)715440271247247297226124734947459661121315257128149151176175167
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
5.88
2:50PM
5.59
3:22AM
5.49
3:45PM
5.18
4:20AM
5.15
4:47PM
4.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.74
9:09AM
1.14
9:32PM
1.07
10:04AM
1.43
10:27PM
1.39
11:01AM
1.66
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sunrise----7:48-------7:50-------7:50---
Sunset------3:53-------3:52-------3:52-
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131312121212111111101110101010111111111111121211
Feels °C (?)666655467675555777887776
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