Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.0° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (31 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
31
30
30
17
26
16
18
6
7
11
7
6
6
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:26PM5.88m
2:57AM5.65m
3:23PM5.39m
4:01AM5.21m
4:34PM4.98m
Low Tide
8:34AM1.00m
9:03PM1.02m
9:37AM1.39m
10:11PM1.37m
10:52AM1.67m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:50
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4:36
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4:35
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4:32
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Temp °C
10
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
10
10
8
8
7
9
9
9
7
4
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
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