Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.8°C
3.6° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
2.1
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
74
75
58
87
326
582
709
504
282
165
87
61
61
43
29
36
16
16
39
35
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:24PM6.57m
1:39AM6.52m
1:58PM6.61m
2:14AM6.49m
2:34PM6.52m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.27m
7:46PM0.41m
8:01AM0.25m
8:20PM0.42m
8:35AM0.36m
8:56PM0.55m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
12
9
9
10
10
13
15
15
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
15
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