Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.2° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate 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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.5
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
30
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
NW
25
NW
15
W
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
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
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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