Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
2
SSW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SSW
7
3
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.1
SW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1502
1185
935
705
432
261
175
128
206
284
458
410
403
447
647
778
889
617
428
332
294
Wind (km/h)
55
W
55
W
55
W
40
W
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:15AM6.32m
10:34PM6.41m
10:52AM6.64m
11:12PM6.69m
11:31AM6.83m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.42m
4:50AM0.30m
5:11PM0.17m
5:29AM0.15m
5:51PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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5:37
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6:39
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6:41
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3:47
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4:45
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4:44
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2
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Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
12
13
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
2
1
1
3
4
5
7
7
5
5
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
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