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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 184 | 171 | 166 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 73 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 29 | 90 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:56AM 6.62 | 12:16AM 6.85 | 12:36PM 6.87 | 12:55AM 6.98 | 1:17PM 6.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:56AM 0.26 | 6:14PM 0.11 | 6:36AM 0.02 | 6:55PM -0.00 | 7:17AM -0.05 | 7:37PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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