Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.8° 

Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
65
67
47
82
41
20
27
19
18
18
11
6
20
20
20
20
19
7
5
4
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:52PM6.33m
3:15AM6.08m
3:38PM5.88m
4:05AM5.59m
4:32PM5.37m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.57m
9:15PM0.71m
9:38AM0.98m
10:07PM1.11m
10:37AM1.42m
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clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
17
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