Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.8° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 4AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
13
28
40
36
33
33
32
29
27
17
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
E
10
S
5
SE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:54PM5.56m
11:14AM5.86m
11:29PM6.01m
11:48AM6.28m
00:03AM6.38m
12:22PM6.61m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.91m
5:31PM0.85m
5:47AM0.54m
6:06PM0.50m
6:22AM0.26m
6:41PM0.26m
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Temp °C
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
17
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
17
Feels °C
17
15
18
17
17
17
18
17
14
10
11
12
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
18
18
15
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