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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 61 | 106 | 140 | 210 | 227 | 238 | 142 | 105 | 73 | 62 | 43 | 22 | 19 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:57AM4.79m | 8:34PM5.14m | 9:02AM5.19m | 9:30PM5.58m | 9:55AM5.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM1.80m | 2:22PM1.54m | 2:56AM1.46m | 3:18PM1.21m | 3:48AM1.06m | 4:09PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 105 | 73 | 62 | 43 | 22 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 61 | 106 | 140 | 210 | 227 | 238 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 200 | 112 | 112 | 238 | 238 | 480 | 385 | 238 | 392 | 394 | 912 | 983 | 710 | 886 | 425 | 288 | 425 | 425 | 100 | 98 | 138 | 119 | 191 |
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