Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 BST
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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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 7PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)4s
Evening (29 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.1
SW
0.4
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)613567777756616161515615413131355
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71691295326264173109126714841403922219910181817911
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
5.01
10:01PM
5.28
10:23AM
5.44
10:49PM
5.72
11:07AM
5.83
11:29PM
6.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
1.42
4:26AM
1.37
4:50PM
1.05
5:15AM
0.99
5:33PM
0.73
5:54AM
0.69
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:37-------6:35
Sunset---7:24-------7:27-------7:29----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C688999877101110876789121414131211
Feels °C (?)21-1-113320334321245912121097
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