Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.5° C
4.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
W
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
244
232
65
44
30
33
25
74
95
83
62
26
11
14
9
6
2
2
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:18PM4.93m
10:47AM5.00m
11:04PM5.21m
11:29AM5.31m
Low Tide
4:02PM1.93m
4:34AM1.66m
4:58PM1.69m
5:24AM1.37m
5:45PM1.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
21
25
21
17
16
15
18
18
18
18
21
22
20
20
21
22
23
26
25
Feels °C
14
19
16
12
13
12
14
12
13
14
18
21
20
20
20
21
22
26
25
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