
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | E 3 | W 7 | NE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:46AM5.29m | 9:17PM5.55m | 9:54AM5.59m | 10:20PM5.85m | 10:53AM5.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM1.30m | 3:02PM1.32m | 3:41AM1.08m | 4:11PM1.13m | 4:46AM0.80m | 5:15PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 32 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 154 | 314 | 335 | 432 | 352 | 361 | 335 | 335 | 361 | 443 | 369 | 463 | 529 | 361 | 369 | 288 | 530 | 530 | 138 | 369 | 723 | 424 | 369 |
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