Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.4° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 5AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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)
2.2
W
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.8
SW
6
3
SW
7
4
SW
9
4
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2.2
SSW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
794
493
284
199
229
879
2176
3167
4291
2091
1109
897
763
650
507
344
198
122
163
244
387
635
558
535
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
30
W
45
WSW
55
SW
65
SSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:16PM5.52m
10:37AM5.88m
10:55PM6.00m
11:15AM6.32m
11:34PM6.41m
11:52AM6.64m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.95m
4:53PM0.79m
5:10AM0.58m
5:32PM0.42m
5:50AM0.30m
6:11PM0.17m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
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7:39
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4:47
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Temp °C
10
10
11
13
13
13
14
16
16
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
12
12
15
17
17
Feels °C
0
1
5
7
4
3
2
5
6
2
1
1
2
2
4
5
6
7
6
4
3
7
11
11
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