Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2 PM
5 PM
8 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
2
SSW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.4
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
2.4
SW
8
1.8
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
979
665
421
261
175
124
169
284
403
410
363
434
516
595
664
657
355
277
249
Wind (km/h)
50
W
40
W
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:34PM6.41m
10:52AM6.64m
11:12PM6.69m
11:31AM6.83m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.42m
4:50AM0.30m
5:11PM0.17m
5:29AM0.15m
5:51PM0.06m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
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12
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12
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16
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16
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Feels °C
2
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