Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 64 | 71 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:48AM6.28m | 00:03AM6.38m | 12:22PM6.61m | 00:38AM6.64m | 12:57PM6.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.50m | 6:22AM0.26m | 6:41PM0.26m | 6:57AM0.12m | 7:16PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 64 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 92 | 98 | 100 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 166 | 197 | 197 | 166 | 500 | 500 | 358 | 288 | 282 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 119 | 119 | 201 | 269 |
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