Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 12PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
2.2
SW
7
2
WSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
25
46
66
79
105
144
184
196
176
142
114
148
231
202
159
293
412
383
194
116
77
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
W
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:13PM6.28m
3:33AM6.01m
3:57PM5.91m
4:21AM5.60m
4:48PM5.46m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.59m
9:36PM0.79m
9:55AM0.92m
10:23PM1.12m
10:47AM1.31m
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6:13
6:15
6:16
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7:43
7:40
7:38
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
18
Feels °C
14
16
14
15
13
13
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14
14
14
16
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16
16
14
14
15
14
13
15
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16
14
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