Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
71
131
218
103
104
93
138
229
245
214
98
43
27
16
8
8
6
3
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNE
10
S
10
S
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:17PM5.44m
4:37AM5.08m
5:00PM4.98m
5:26AM4.64m
5:55PM4.57m
Low Tide
10:48PM1.45m
11:05AM1.64m
11:35PM1.82m
11:58AM2.01m
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
16
14
14
16
20
20
20
15
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
13
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
11
10
12
17
18
18
10
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