Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.0° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
9 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
26
16
18
6
7
11
7
6
6
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM5.65m
3:23PM5.39m
4:01AM5.21m
4:34PM4.98m
Low Tide
9:03PM1.02m
9:37AM1.39m
10:11PM1.37m
10:52AM1.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:50
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4:32
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Temp °C
12
12
10
10
10
11
13
11
11
11
10
8
8
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
10
7
7
8
8
11
8
8
7
6
2
2
5
3
3
3
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