Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.0° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 2s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 11AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)2s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.4
SW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
5
24
35
20
9
8
8
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:27AM5.02m
9:03PM5.24m
9:44AM5.34m
10:12PM5.61m
10:46AM5.78m
Low Tide
2:50PM1.60m
3:33AM1.32m
4:07PM1.35m
4:42AM0.94m
5:11PM0.98m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
22
22
22
21
23
20
19
18
21
21
22
21
18
17
17
17
17
20
24
22
19
Feels °C
20
18
19
18
19
17
20
17
16
16
21
18
20
21
16
14
14
14
12
14
18
15
15
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