Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 7AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
6
6
13
15
16
26
61
110
123
171
176
237
268
304
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39AM6.14m
3:01PM6.21m
3:16AM6.02m
3:40PM6.06m
3:58AM5.81m
4:23PM5.82m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.61m
9:27PM0.85m
9:42AM0.75m
10:07PM1.00m
10:24AM0.97m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
23
24
26
23
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
17
21
21
24
22
21
22
20
17
18
18
18
18
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
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