Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 01 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 11AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (01 Dec)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (01 Dec)11ft (3.5m)8s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thu
04
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
2.1
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
WSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)6788888886665106666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)345717108014111330157319299193592511418972109163229161108119136150155176166
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
30
W
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
W
10
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
5.42
7:55PM
5.42
8:24AM
5.80
8:53PM
5.85
9:18AM
6.19
9:45PM
6.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
1.21
2:12AM
1.05
2:45PM
0.85
3:08AM
0.76
3:38PM
0.51
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thu
04
Sunrise--7:37-------7:39-------7:39-----
Sunset----3:56-------3:56-------3:56---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-133---412111-11----111-
Temp. °C1010101111111110101011111110101088101010101010
Feels °C (?)0-1-1-10-1-143455643314333221
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