Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 27 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (28 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (28 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
WSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)777665567766777766666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3963452261328255119237199135149248421472606305162154156137116847343
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
30
WSW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
5.07
4:19PM
4.89
5:00AM
5.01
5:31PM
4.87
6:14AM
5.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
1.61
10:40AM
1.83
11:06PM
1.63
11:45AM
1.75
12:10AM
1.54
12:49PM
1.54
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise----7:33-------7:35-------7:35---
Sunset------3:59-------3:57-------3:57-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------2---1-----
Temp. °C121312111212131212121211121111875443466
Feels °C (?)46777664665442521-3-2-4-3-121
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