
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 10AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 8 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 72 | 62 | 46 | 30 | 51 | 64 | 83 | 154 | 170 | 160 | 63 | 44 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 59 | 80 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:55AM4.52m | 9:23PM4.70m | 9:58AM4.71m | 10:18PM4.93m | 10:47AM5.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM2.06m | 3:35AM1.88m | 4:02PM1.93m | 4:34AM1.66m | 4:58PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 63 | 44 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
2 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 72 | 62 | 46 | 30 | 51 | 64 | 83 | 154 | 170 | 160 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 59 | 80 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 731 | 615 | 615 | 647 | 721 | 720 | 642 | 500 | 500 | 358 | 693 | 702 | 873 | 79 | 0 | 100 | 288 | 307 | 121 | 366 | 391 | 332 | 134 |
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