Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 4PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
77
66
56
56
25
22
21
20
20
20
8
5
5
5
5
8
8
7
27
26
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:11PM6.83m
00:33AM6.75m
12:53PM6.66m
1:17AM6.50m
1:37PM6.33m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.11m
6:53AM0.32m
7:16PM0.31m
7:40AM0.62m
8:06PM0.64m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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4:37
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
8
7
9
10
10
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