
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 7AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
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107 | 74 | 75 | 64 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 51 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:40AM5.26m | 10:05PM5.50m | 10:37AM5.76m | 10:57PM5.97m | 11:24AM6.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM1.40m | 4:05PM1.38m | 4:35AM0.97m | 5:03PM0.95m | 5:26AM0.56m | 5:50PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | S 4 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
24 | 22 | 45 | 21 | 45 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 41 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 4 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | NW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 3 | — | NNW 3 | W 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 8 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
107 | 74 | 75 | 64 | — | 1 | 31 | 51 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 112 | 111 | 166 | 121 | 832 | 425 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 121 | 327 | 255 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 247 | 332 | 248 | 332 | 320 |
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