
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 87 | 122 | 99 | 60 | 31 | 38 | 37 | 226 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 67 | 43 | 80 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 86 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:11PM6.65m | 2:32AM6.47m | 2:52PM6.33m | 3:15AM6.08m | 3:38PM5.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.28m | 8:31PM0.38m | 8:51AM0.57m | 9:15PM0.71m | 9:38AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | S 5 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 4 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 |
— | 7 | 81 | 41 | 12 | 31 | 19 | 37 | — | 50 | 36 | 37 | 67 | 43 | 80 | 23 | 7 | 27 | 86 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 8 |
— | — | — | 99 | 60 | 31 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | SSE 4 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — |
52 | 87 | 122 | 69 | 40 | — | 3 | 25 | 226 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 39 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 286 | 98 | 112 | 47 | 92 | 174 | 174 | 219 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 26 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 105 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 92 | 191 |
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