Surf Forecasts:
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 8 | ESE 3 | E 2 | SSE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 176 | 559 | 727 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:23PM5.53m | 11:45AM5.73m | 11:58PM5.90m | 12:18PM6.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM1.36m | 5:44AM0.98m | 6:03PM1.01m | 6:20AM0.65m | 6:39PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | SSE 3 | W 8 | ENE 4 | — | — | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | E 2 | — | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 176 | 559 | 727 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 404 | 433 | 500 | 688 | 698 | 463 | 405 | 405 | 248 | 331 | 352 | 358 | 331 | 332 | 381 | 421 | 332 | 163 |
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