Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1
WSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
2.2
SW
6
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
1.9
SW
8
1.6
SW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
2.2
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
164
112
83
138
374
1166
1188
787
485
227
128
68
96
77
154
434
554
428
362
259
165
99
106
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
W
30
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:31AM6.21m
12:51PM6.39m
1:04AM6.42m
1:24PM6.57m
1:39AM6.52m
1:58PM6.61m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.40m
7:13PM0.51m
7:27AM0.27m
7:46PM0.41m
8:01AM0.25m
8:20PM0.42m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:46
 mm
1
5
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
17
Feels °C
13
14
15
12
14
13
11
10
10
13
14
14
15
14
16
12
10
9
10
12
13
15
17
15
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