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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | |
69 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 46 | 120 | 246 | 238 | 167 | 149 | 161 | 196 | 287 | 296 | 196 | 224 | 216 | 142 | 72 | 44 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:19AM6.76m | 1:45PM6.66m | 2:06AM6.54m | 2:33PM6.39m | 2:54AM6.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.26m | 7:47AM0.13m | 8:12PM0.43m | 8:38AM0.34m | 9:05PM0.71m | 9:32AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 |
13 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 167 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 44 | 78 | — | 61 | 60 | 42 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 12 |
— | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
69 | 47 | 2 | 30 | 46 | 120 | 246 | 238 | 152 | 149 | 161 | 196 | 287 | 296 | 196 | 224 | 216 | 142 | 72 | 44 | 32 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 114 | 174 | 538 | 683 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 112 | 391 | 391 | 421 | 463 | 359 | 359 | 500 | 255 | 112 | 105 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 105 |
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