Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:37AM4.49m | 9:59PM4.73m | 10:29AM4.88m | 10:45PM5.13m | 11:10AM5.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM2.09m | 3:40PM2.08m | 4:14AM1.77m | 4:38PM1.74m | 5:03AM1.37m | 5:24PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | E 6 | — | — | W 9 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 290 | 290 | 369 | 369 | 671 | 450 | 529 | 154 | 337 | 172 | 203 | 335 | 156 | 335 | 333 | 314 | 112 | 252 | 200 | 248 | 275 | 373 | 389 |
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