Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.3° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
SW
6
2
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
253
215
170
202
277
238
209
209
329
458
312
183
145
97
65
37
25
21
20
17
9
6
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:57PM5.91m
4:21AM5.60m
4:48PM5.46m
5:20AM5.14m
5:55PM5.04m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.92m
10:23PM1.12m
10:47AM1.31m
11:23PM1.47m
11:56AM1.68m
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part cloud
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clear
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cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
20
20
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
11
11
12
11
13
13
14
16
17
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