Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 5 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 126 | 221 | 177 | 120 | 145 | 187 | 198 | 114 | 64 | 35 | 64 | 44 | 41 | 100 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:05AM5.35m | 2:21PM5.18m | 2:47AM5.05m | 3:05PM4.88m | 3:37AM4.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM1.32m | 8:31AM1.62m | 8:54PM1.59m | 9:23AM1.87m | 9:49PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | — | — | 4:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 31 | 64 | 44 | 41 | 32 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 5 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 126 | 221 | 177 | 120 | 145 | 187 | 198 | 114 | 64 | — | — | 3 | 27 | 100 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 319 | 441 | 297 | 286 | 332 | 332 | 290 | 261 | 219 | 121 | 107 | 92 | 92 | 53 | 98 | 248 | 226 | 382 | 702 |
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