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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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | |
66 | 62 | 45 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 40 | 64 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 64 | 75 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 80 | 175 | 154 | 198 | 245 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:49PM6.69m | 12:14PM6.72m | 00:34AM6.81m | 12:59PM6.78m | 1:19AM6.76m | 1:45PM6.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.12m | 6:33PM0.21m | 6:58AM0.05m | 7:22PM0.26m | 7:47AM0.13m | 8:12PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | S 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
66 | 62 | 45 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 40 | 64 | — | 24 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 64 | 75 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 80 | 175 | 154 | 198 | 245 | 222 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 248 | 247 | 290 | 290 | 331 | 331 | 92 | 332 | 332 | 308 | 358 | 358 | 338 | 174 | 166 | 355 | 707 | 720 | 671 | 705 | 290 | 332 | 112 |
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