Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
21.4° C
4.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
108
119
143
209
245
167
91
54
27
15
12
18
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
W
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
5
NE
20
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:37AM5.08m
5:00PM4.98m
5:26AM4.64m
5:55PM4.57m
6:36AM4.30m
7:20PM4.33m
Low Tide
11:05AM1.64m
11:35PM1.82m
11:58AM2.01m
00:35AM2.10m
1:05PM2.25m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
15
13
13
16
19
18
19
16
14
13
12
16
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
15
12
9
10
12
17
16
16
11
10
9
8
12
16
12
14
16
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