
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
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54 | 52 | 63 | 58 | 60 | 113 | 33 | 101 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 |
High Tide | 2:30PM5.84m | 2:48AM5.63m | 3:04PM5.44m | 3:25AM5.22m | 3:42PM5.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.97m | 8:48PM1.06m | 9:06AM1.32m | 9:26PM1.43m | 9:48AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
54 | 52 | 52 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
— | — | — | 6 | 18 | 113 | 31 | 101 | — | 6 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
35 | 51 | 63 | 58 | 60 | 50 | — | 25 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 166 | 166 | 112 | 112 | 103 | 105 | 103 | 163 | 112 | 288 | 308 | 134 | 100 | 134 | 121 | 134 | 147 | 134 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 269 |
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