Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 43 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:41AM6.62m | 1:06PM6.73m | 1:23AM6.69m | 1:46PM6.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.37m | 7:12AM0.04m | 7:35PM0.24m | 7:53AM0.02m | 8:15PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | — | — | NE 4 | WSW 7 |
1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 43 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 368 | 189 | 288 | 191 | 307 | 307 | 368 | 442 | 326 | 404 | 332 | 425 | 427 | 425 | 404 | 500 | 425 | 404 |
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