
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 5AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 74 | 103 | 117 | 55 | 54 | 148 | 179 | 136 | 119 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:41AM4.82m | 7:26PM4.85m | 8:21AM4.86m | 8:58PM5.06m | 9:40AM5.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM1.71m | 1:22PM1.86m | 2:10AM1.70m | 2:51PM1.74m | 3:31AM1.40m | 4:05PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 58 | 27 | 65 | 22 | 45 | — | 11 | 22 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — | S 3 | WSW 6 | W 9 | — | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 9 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 74 | 103 | 117 | 55 | 54 | 148 | 179 | 136 | 119 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 166 | 243 | 169 | 169 | 248 | 248 | 341 | 355 | 332 | 316 | 288 | 358 | 332 | 332 | 134 | 98 | 98 | 308 | 219 | 92 | 92 | 112 | 288 |
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