Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
18.9° C
3.9° 

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 (09 Jul):

    The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 12AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.


    Short Range Forecast

    Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

    Wed
    8
    Thursday
    9
    Friday
    10
    Sat
    11
    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
    1 AM
    4 AM
    7 AM
    10 AM
    1 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)
    0.4
    SW
    3
    0.4
    SW
    3
    0.1
    W
    8
    0.1
    W
    8
    0.1
    W
    10
    0.1
    W
    10
    0.1
    W
    10
    0.1
    W
    10
    0.1
    W
    7
    0.1
    W
    7
    0.1
    W
    6
    0.1
    W
    7
    0.1
    W
    7
    0.1
    W
    7
    0.1
    W
    10
    0.1
    W
    9
    0.1
    W
    9
    0.1
    W
    9
    0.1
    W
    9
    0.1
    W
    11
    0.1
    W
    9
    Wave Graph
    Metric surfscale
    Energy kJ
    3
    3
    1
    1
    2
    2
    0
    2
    2
    0
    1
    1
    0
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Wind (km/h)
    15
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    0
    NNE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    5
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    15
    E
    15
    ENE
    15
    NE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    20
    E
    20
    E
    30
    E
    30
    ENE
    30
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    25
    NE
    25
    NE
    30
    ENE
    30
    E
    Wind State
    cross-on
    on
    glassy
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross
    cross
    cross-on
    cross-off
    off
    off
    cross-off
    off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    off
    off
    off
    off
    off
    cross-off
    High Tide
    5:49PM5.42m
    6:18AM5.17m
    6:54PM5.33m
    7:30AM5.14m
    8:07PM5.36m
    8:46AM5.29m
    Low Tide
    00:26AM1.42m
    12:49PM1.39m
    1:27AM1.40m
    1:54PM1.41m
    2:33AM1.30m
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    clear
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    clear
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
    4:56
    4:56
    4:58
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
    9:12
    9:10
    9:10
    9:09
     mm
    Temp °C
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    22
    24
    25
    25
    24
    22
    22
    21
    24
    26
    28
    26
    22
    20
    18
    18
    23
    25
    Feels °C
    22
    22
    23
    21
    21
    21
    21
    23
    25
    24
    22
    20
    21
    19
    22
    23
    23
    20
    18
    17
    15
    15
    20
    20
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