Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
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
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
S
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:06PM4.81m
7:46AM4.76m
8:32PM4.96m
9:02AM4.98m
9:33PM5.27m
9:57AM5.30m
Low Tide
1:02PM1.69m
1:45AM1.83m
2:18PM1.65m
2:57AM1.66m
3:23PM1.46m
3:56AM1.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:08
8:10
8:12
8:14
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
10
9
8
9
10
11
11
9
9
5
5
5
7
8
10
8
7
8
8
9
12
12
11
9
6
5
3
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
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
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
161
191
119
119
119
191
248
248
314
322
294
226
248
238
191
328
369
426
238
313
313
327
322
320
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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