Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.3° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 6PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
9
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.7
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
10
10
28
61
77
44
41
86
75
182
147
96
65
61
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
SW
35
SW
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:26PM4.85m
8:21AM4.86m
8:58PM5.06m
9:40AM5.26m
Low Tide
1:22PM1.86m
2:10AM1.70m
2:51PM1.74m
3:31AM1.40m
4:05PM1.38m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
17
19
21
22
24
22
21
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
15
16
18
19
18
15
Feels °C
14
17
19
20
22
20
20
17
17
16
16
14
14
14
13
9
10
13
12
11
8
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