
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | — | S 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 59 | 92 | 90 | 62 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:47AM5.00m | 11:04PM5.21m | 11:29AM5.31m | 11:44PM5.50m | 12:07PM5.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM1.66m | 4:58PM1.69m | 5:24AM1.37m | 5:45PM1.42m | 6:07AM1.08m | 6:26PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
43 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | S 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
4 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 59 | 92 | 90 | 62 | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 425 | 307 | 366 | 461 | 332 | 352 | 121 | 20 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 242 | 332 | 332 | 248 | 350 | 350 | 358 | 358 | 716 | 713 | 442 | 359 |
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