Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
10.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 3PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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 (?)
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
SSW
1.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)8834556661414141444555677887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)613827426445442333333220124359721133464286961004750452
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
10
NNW
0
W
15
S
15
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
S
40
SW
30
W
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
4.81
4:43AM
4.65
5:17PM
4.46
5:51AM
4.35
6:46PM
4.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
1.80
10:55PM
2.04
11:31AM
2.08
12:09AM
2.27
12:50PM
2.19
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:13-------6:11
Sunset---7:43-------7:45-------7:46----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C16151411876567889111011116999999
Feels °C (?)1411931-1-11424345353-200-2-100
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