Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 29 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
11.8° 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 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Nov)--
Afternoon (29 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (29 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.3
SW
0.9
WSW
1.5
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)7666666551145677788888876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39822316414511364805536183012932046769182984885689312981728976365136
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
55
S
50
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
4.87
6:14AM
5.13
6:48PM
5.06
7:24AM
5.42
7:55PM
5.42
8:24AM
5.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.54
12:49PM
1.54
1:13AM
1.33
1:49PM
1.21
2:12AM
1.05
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:39-
Sunset3:57-------3:57-------3:56-------
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
2--------------1---52--1
Temp. °C10997656788101010101010101010811111111
Feels °C (?)2120-1-2-11236100-1-1-1-1-1-34465
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