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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
10.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 12 | 40 | 49 | 111 | 357 | 529 | 641 | 885 | 694 | 457 | 335 | 228 | 217 | 89 | 75 | 51 | 29 | 27 | 46 | 45 | 72 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:51AM 4.35 | 6:46PM 4.30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:50PM 2.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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