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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.1°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 7AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | |
7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 54 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:19PM6.04m | 10:43AM6.12m | 11:05PM6.42m | 11:29AM6.49m | 11:49PM6.69m | 12:14PM6.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.66m | 4:58PM0.54m | 5:24AM0.33m | 5:46PM0.31m | 6:11AM0.12m | 6:33PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 8 | W 14 | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | — | 13 | 26 | 54 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 290 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 487 | 413 | 200 | 146 | 112 | 112 | 200 | 200 | 238 | 238 | 255 | 248 | 248 | 169 | 290 | 290 | 391 | 420 | 290 |
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