Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
18.9°C
3.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 6PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
SW
6
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM4.76m
8:14AM4.89m
8:50PM5.01m
9:28AM5.30m
9:52PM5.45m
Low Tide
1:22PM1.89m
2:04AM1.68m
2:45PM1.70m
3:18AM1.38m
3:52PM1.32m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:24
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Temp °C
15
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
17
14
12
12
Feels °C
14
14
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
18
17
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
11
6
5
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