Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (15 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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)
2
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
1.6
WSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.4
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
1.3
S
5
2.3
SW
6
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
321
215
123
109
119
77
62
35
77
44
41
80
441
1334
2150
2004
1993
1643
1145
941
1009
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
45
SSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
SSW
70
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:21PM5.18m
2:47AM5.05m
3:05PM4.88m
3:37AM4.80m
4:00PM4.63m
4:40AM4.65m
Low Tide
8:54PM1.59m
9:23AM1.87m
9:49PM1.80m
10:24AM2.04m
10:52PM1.91m
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16
5
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Temp °C
13
12
11
9
9
7
6
8
8
7
9
11
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
3
2
2
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
7
6
1
2
4
3
-2
0
2
2
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