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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 9PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 3 | W 10 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 3 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:08AM5.29m | 10:26PM5.51m | 10:49AM5.49m | 11:05PM5.66m | 11:27AM5.66m | 11:42PM5.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM1.37m | 4:44AM1.20m | 5:01PM1.25m | 5:23AM1.06m | 5:40PM1.15m | 6:00AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 248 | 426 | 406 | 406 | 332 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 379 | 193 | 326 | 288 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 316 | 286 | 134 | 134 | 92 |
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