Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
2
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
20
21
54
80
123
105
154
309
444
435
138
82
46
35
23
98
106
83
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:40PM6.06m
3:58AM5.81m
4:23PM5.82m
4:46AM5.53m
5:14PM5.52m
Low Tide
10:07PM1.00m
10:24AM0.97m
10:53PM1.19m
11:14AM1.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
15
14
15
17
18
17
17
19
Feels °C
19
18
17
15
15
14
13
12
10
11
14
10
10
12
12
11
10
11
14
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