Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.0° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SE
4
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
20
20
8
5
5
5
5
8
8
7
27
26
23
22
21
35
31
30
30
18
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:53PM6.66m
1:17AM6.50m
1:37PM6.33m
2:04AM6.12m
2:26PM5.88m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.32m
7:16PM0.31m
7:40AM0.62m
8:06PM0.64m
8:34AM1.00m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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4:36
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
14
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
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