
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 12PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 197 | 366 | 311 | 418 | 800 | 785 | 402 | 237 | 176 | 123 | 101 | 88 | 74 | 77 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:20AM5.76m | 10:40PM5.87m | 11:03AM6.15m | 11:21PM6.21m | 11:41AM6.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.93m | 5:04AM0.68m | 5:27PM0.61m | 5:44AM0.45m | 6:04PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | W 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
32 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 197 | 366 | 311 | 418 | 800 | 785 | 402 | 237 | 176 | 123 | 101 | 88 | 74 | 77 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 426 | 426 | 326 | 373 | 280 | 200 | 248 | 248 | 421 | 500 | 504 | 842 | 842 | 816 | 735 | 92 | 425 | 425 | 288 | 425 | 437 | 288 | 288 |
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