Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 6PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 113 | 101 | 98 | 94 | 66 | 50 | 33 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 52 | 86 | 143 | 233 | 262 | 230 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:41AM6.42m | 11:59PM6.43m | 12:16PM6.56m | 00:34AM6.51m | 12:51PM6.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.40m | 6:20AM0.33m | 6:38PM0.31m | 6:53AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 13 | — | — | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | NW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 113 | 101 | 98 | 94 | 66 | 50 | 33 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 16 | 52 | 86 | 143 | 233 | 262 | 230 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 425 | 425 | 425 | 288 | 331 | 280 | 275 | 269 | 166 | 188 | 238 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 319 | 286 | 286 | 338 | 174 | 174 | 166 |
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