Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.7° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 2PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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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
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
107
216
278
189
262
191
55
35
35
35
64
47
34
24
24
26
35
58
65
50
45
39
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:24PM6.42m
1:41AM6.28m
1:57PM6.17m
2:14AM5.99m
2:30PM5.84m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.46m
7:42PM0.50m
7:57AM0.68m
8:14PM0.74m
8:30AM0.97m
8:48PM1.06m
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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11
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13
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12
14
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17
17
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