Surf Forecast Surf Report

Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 10 May 2025 BST
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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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (10 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
E
0.1
W
0.5
ESE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
S
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121212111110333939997771414613132776871111665777779888777777771471313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)365522000202221114413301111122110111112132252222224276665555
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
W
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
5.48
11:07PM
5.71
11:25AM
5.72
11:40PM
5.89
11:58AM
5.89
12:12AM
6.00
12:31PM
5.98
12:45AM
6.02
1:03PM
5.98
1:17AM
5.97
1:37PM
5.91
1:51AM
5.86
2:12PM
5.77
2:27AM
5.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
1.23
5:01PM
1.17
5:22AM
1.01
5:36PM
1.00
5:55AM
0.85
6:10PM
0.90
6:29AM
0.76
6:44PM
0.87
7:02AM
0.76
7:19PM
0.92
7:37AM
0.84
7:54PM
1.04
8:13AM
0.99
8:32PM
1.22
8:52AM
1.17
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-5:18-------5:16-------5:15-------5:13-------5:11-------5:11-------5:09-------5:07--
Sunset-----8:32-------8:34-------8:36-------8:37-------8:38-------8:39-------8:42------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C13121316171615141212131619171514131314141415151514131415161514131313151617161312111113171717161387101316151412981115
Feels °C (?)988111210101177712161514131211121211131313131212131412109101112121312887791416151510425810108754812
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