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 S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 6AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 56 | 77 | 97 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:03AM6.38m | 12:22PM6.61m | 00:38AM6.64m | 12:57PM6.79m | 1:14AM6.76m | 1:33PM6.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.26m | 6:41PM0.26m | 6:57AM0.12m | 7:16PM0.15m | 7:33AM0.12m | 7:53PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 3 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 5 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SE 2 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 56 | 77 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 174 | 166 | 166 | 476 | 456 | 231 | 134 | 107 | 92 | 100 | 119 | 119 | 191 | 269 | 191 | 134 | 121 | 166 | 197 | 801 | 649 | 420 | 694 |
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