Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 12AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
148
212
85
65
65
53
33
23
48
66
62
77
68
86
138
183
245
326
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:39PM5.89m
3:57AM5.55m
4:17PM5.44m
4:37AM5.08m
5:00PM4.98m
Low Tide
10:07PM1.07m
10:23AM1.23m
10:48PM1.45m
11:05AM1.64m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
16
17
17
19
19
19
18
19
Feels °C
17
15
17
16
14
14
14
16
15
15
16
12
13
13
14
12
13
12
16
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