Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 15 Nov 2025 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (15 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)6666888881212111110109911101313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201611101010666655444335443333
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
4.94
8:05PM
4.90
8:30AM
5.19
8:53PM
5.18
9:12AM
5.45
9:33PM
5.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
1.69
2:17AM
1.58
2:47PM
1.46
3:04AM
1.40
3:29PM
1.23
3:44AM
1.21
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset--4:13-------4:10-------4:09-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C13141412121111111111109797657765456
Feels °C (?)1212121097666532120-2-3-100-1-111
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