Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.0° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

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Tuesday
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3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
7
6
6
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
6
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:23PM5.39m
4:01AM5.21m
4:34PM4.98m
5:23AM4.95m
6:03PM4.83m
Low Tide
10:11PM1.37m
10:52AM1.67m
11:27PM1.57m
12:10PM1.74m
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clear
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Temp °C
11
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Feels °C
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