Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.8°C
3.7° 

Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Aug)--
Evening (25 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
W
9
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.1
W
8
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
4
5
3
2
0
0
1
13
34
26
25
31
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:29AM4.88m
10:45PM5.13m
11:10AM5.32m
11:23PM5.53m
11:45AM5.73m
Low Tide
4:38PM1.74m
5:03AM1.37m
5:24PM1.36m
5:44AM0.98m
6:03PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
22
22
20
20
19
18
20
20
20
21
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
15
17
17
17
19
19
18
20
19
20
21
19
18
20
20
16
16
17
18
19
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