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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 183 | 275 | 265 | 322 | 372 | 303 | 262 | 149 | 66 | 83 | 76 | 87 | 317 | 509 | 784 | 970 | 773 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:38AM 6.47 | 12:54PM 6.42 | 1:11AM 6.47 | 1:27PM 6.37 | 1:42AM 6.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:43PM 0.40 | 7:00AM 0.40 | 7:14PM 0.40 | 7:31AM 0.42 | 7:44PM 0.50 | 8:00AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
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