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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | |
32 | 25 | 20 | 52 | 69 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 45 | 33 | 23 | 35 | 87 | 126 | 129 | 175 | 261 | 245 | 170 | 224 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:14PM6.72m | 00:34AM6.81m | 12:59PM6.78m | 1:19AM6.76m | 1:45PM6.66m | 2:06AM6.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.21m | 6:58AM0.05m | 7:22PM0.26m | 7:47AM0.13m | 8:12PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 8:46 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 16 |
 kJ | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 25 | 20 | 52 | 69 | — | 40 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 45 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 87 | 126 | 129 | 175 | 261 | 245 | 170 | 224 | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 290 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 332 | 308 | 308 | 358 | 338 | 338 | 174 | 166 | 585 | 585 | 694 | 671 | 749 | 719 | 332 | 112 | 112 | 543 | 358 |
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