Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.3
S
3
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
20
11
18
9
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
6
10
10
15
37
109
149
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55PM5.04m
6:41AM4.82m
7:26PM4.85m
8:21AM4.86m
8:58PM5.06m
Low Tide
11:56AM1.68m
00:41AM1.71m
1:22PM1.86m
2:10AM1.70m
2:51PM1.74m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:31
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
21
23
23
22
20
18
19
19
20
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
15
15
19
21
21
21
20
16
17
16
16
14
14
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