Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 7AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 188 | 451 | 368 | 304 | 348 | 366 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:28AM5.64m | 1:42PM5.49m | 2:05AM5.35m | 2:21PM5.18m | 2:47AM5.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM1.06m | 7:47AM1.34m | 8:07PM1.32m | 8:31AM1.62m | 8:54PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | | |  |  | | |  |  |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | 4:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 188 | 451 | 368 | 304 | 348 | 366 | 258 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 200 | 200 | 223 | 226 | 226 | 248 | 248 | 319 | 359 | 441 | 351 | 277 | 367 | 391 | 331 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 153 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Never miss your swells again.
Built by surfers, trusted by millions for over 20 years. The Wavefinder in our app makes it even easier to find where the best waves are breaking. Follow the yellow stars along your coast and get there first.
Scan the QR code to open the Surf‑Forecast app
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Birling Gap surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest