Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
21.2°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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 4PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.8
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
SE
15
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:20PM4.33m
8:17AM4.24m
8:55PM4.41m
9:37AM4.49m
9:59PM4.73m
Low Tide
1:05PM2.25m
1:50AM2.22m
2:25PM2.28m
3:08AM2.09m
3:40PM2.08m
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
20
20
18
Feels °C
12
17
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
13
13
12
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