
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 58 | 88 | 57 | 41 | 38 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:22PM6.61m | 00:38AM6.64m | 12:57PM6.79m | 1:14AM6.76m | 1:33PM6.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.26m | 6:57AM0.12m | 7:16PM0.15m | 7:33AM0.12m | 7:53PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 41 | 38 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | W 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
— | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 58 | 88 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 166 | 166 | 492 | 459 | 288 | 98 | 34 | 92 | 100 | 114 | 119 | 191 | 191 | 154 | 134 | 121 | 166 | 243 | 801 | 290 | 373 | 420 |
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