Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 12PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
2.1
SSW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
3
SSW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.2
SW
7
2
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
143
216
309
471
422
347
427
612
860
893
516
373
312
249
191
129
104
96
96
54
53
52
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:52AM6.64m
11:12PM6.69m
11:31AM6.83m
11:52PM6.81m
12:11PM6.83m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.30m
5:11PM0.17m
5:29AM0.15m
5:51PM0.06m
6:10AM0.16m
6:32PM0.11m
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light rain
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cloud
clear
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light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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1
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2
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Temp °C
13
14
12
13
16
17
17
16
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
9
11
11
9
9
7
7
8
5
6
6
7
7
9
9
10
10
11
12
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