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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 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
13.1° 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 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
239 | 306 | 230 | 175 | 129 | 154 | 159 | 87 | 55 | 32 | 36 | 22 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:06AM6.54m | 2:33PM6.39m | 2:54AM6.19m | 3:24PM6.01m | 3:46AM5.76m | 4:19PM5.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.34m | 9:05PM0.71m | 9:32AM0.64m | 10:02PM1.03m | 10:30AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | — | — | 10 | 37 | 51 | — | — | 60 | 42 | 26 | 36 | 19 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 10 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 239 | 306 | 230 | 175 | 129 | 154 | 159 | 87 | 55 | 32 | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 434 | 494 | 163 | 332 | 536 | 288 | 112 | 92 | 105 | 92 | 92 | 105 | 105 | 191 | 114 | 114 | 119 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 |
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