Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
18.8° C
3.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 5AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:17AM5.30m
5:49PM5.42m
6:18AM5.17m
6:54PM5.33m
7:30AM5.14m
8:07PM5.36m
Low Tide
11:31PM1.38m
11:50AM1.30m
00:26AM1.42m
12:49PM1.39m
1:27AM1.40m
1:54PM1.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:56
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:10
9:10
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
20
24
23
24
24
23
23
22
20
22
24
26
25
25
22
22
22
24
26
27
26
21
Feels °C
22
21
19
24
21
23
24
22
23
22
20
21
23
26
24
23
20
21
21
22
23
22
21
17
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