Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.5° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
10
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.5
WSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
52
63
58
60
113
33
101
27
27
26
26
30
29
23
23
23
14
14
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
25
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM5.84m
2:48AM5.63m
3:04PM5.44m
3:25AM5.22m
3:42PM5.03m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.97m
8:48PM1.06m
9:06AM1.32m
9:26PM1.43m
9:48AM1.70m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
12
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14
12
10
10
9
10
13
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Feels °C
13
13
13
14
15
17
18
16
15
13
11
5
8
9
7
5
5
4
3
5
5
4
4
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