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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
9.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 6AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 65 | 182 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:58AM 6.94 | 1:17PM 6.79 | 1:37AM 6.72 | 1:58PM 6.48 | 2:19AM 6.32 | 2:43PM 6.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:59PM -0.02 | 7:20AM 0.09 | 7:38PM 0.18 | 8:00AM 0.33 | 8:20PM 0.54 | 8:45AM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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