
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 4AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 49 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM6.61m | 1:54PM6.59m | 2:10AM6.38m | 2:27PM6.29m | 2:44AM6.04m | 3:01PM5.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.24m | 8:16PM0.40m | 8:30AM0.51m | 8:49PM0.68m | 9:03AM0.86m | 9:23PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 |
23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 25 | 25 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
36 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 49 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 166 | 166 | 112 | 249 | 368 | 201 | 114 | 114 | 169 | 358 | 442 | 1351 | 442 | 398 | 288 | 144 | 288 | 121 | 100 | 288 | 107 | 288 | 238 |
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