Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.2° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
22
39
69
144
194
67
80
32
20
16
18
10
51
7
16
48
72
64
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:42PM6.35m
12:05PM6.56m
00:22AM6.60m
12:43PM6.74m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.57m
6:09AM0.25m
6:31PM0.31m
6:48AM0.09m
7:08PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
18
17
18
19
20
19
20
20
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
16
17
16
17
18
16
16
15
12
12
13
13
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