Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.4° 

Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 3PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
7
2.3
SW
7
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
4.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
444
1468
2268
3796
3053
1969
1265
1254
1082
870
688
432
256
158
116
183
261
431
495
481
Wind (km/h)
30
W
50
SW
60
SSW
60
SW
65
WSW
50
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
55
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:37AM5.88m
10:55PM6.00m
11:15AM6.32m
11:34PM6.41m
11:52AM6.64m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.79m
5:10AM0.58m
5:32PM0.42m
5:50AM0.30m
6:11PM0.17m
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light rain
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heavy rain
light rain
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7:35
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6:37
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7:39
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5:50
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4:47
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5:45
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 mm
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2
4
11
5
5
1
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1
3
1
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Temp °C
14
13
13
15
17
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
13
14
11
12
16
17
17
Feels °C
8
4
2
4
7
3
1
0
1
1
2
4
4
5
8
7
2
2
8
12
11
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