Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.7° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
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1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
6
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
10
1
WSW
5
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
50
64
64
53
118
48
59
25
20
27
19
58
18
35
19
12
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:32AM6.47m
2:52PM6.33m
3:15AM6.08m
3:38PM5.88m
4:05AM5.59m
4:32PM5.37m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.57m
9:15PM0.71m
9:38AM0.98m
10:07PM1.11m
10:37AM1.42m
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clear
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
15
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