Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 3PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | W 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 83 | 67 | 87 | 255 | 363 | 352 | 915 | 3042 | 3016 | 1817 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:35PM4.32m | 6:30AM4.28m | 7:15PM4.27m | 8:10AM4.47m | 8:40PM4.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM2.28m | 00:35AM2.20m | 1:17PM2.28m | 1:51AM2.07m | 2:28PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | W 10 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 4 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | W 17 | — | NE 6 | W 12 | W 7 | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | SE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 83 | 67 | 87 | 255 | 363 | 352 | 915 | 3042 | 3016 | 1817 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 197 | 191 | 191 | 147 | 147 | 269 | 119 | 119 | 307 | 288 | 166 | 255 | 331 | 381 | 426 | 348 | 609 | 590 | 381 | 357 |
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