Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (25 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | SSE 2 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:29AM4.88m | 10:45PM5.13m | 11:10AM5.32m | 11:23PM5.53m | 11:45AM5.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM1.77m | 4:38PM1.74m | 5:03AM1.37m | 5:24PM1.36m | 5:44AM0.98m | 6:03PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 8 | NE 4 | W 8 | — | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NE 5 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | W 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSE 3 | — |
12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 337 | 337 | 359 | 335 | 169 | 335 | 335 | 314 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 426 | 426 | 425 | 424 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 423 | 406 | 248 | 248 | 219 |
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