Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
18.9° C
3.9° 

Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.6
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:18AM5.17m
6:54PM5.33m
7:30AM5.14m
8:07PM5.36m
8:46AM5.29m
9:17PM5.55m
Low Tide
00:26AM1.42m
12:49PM1.39m
1:27AM1.40m
1:54PM1.41m
2:33AM1.30m
3:02PM1.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:10
9:09
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
23
24
25
26
25
22
22
22
24
26
28
26
22
21
19
19
24
25
26
24
17
Feels °C
23
22
22
23
23
25
26
23
20
21
21
22
23
23
20
18
18
17
16
21
21
20
18
11
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