
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 2PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | E 3 | W 12 | SW 12 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
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4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:30AM4.78m | 8:02PM4.95m | 8:35AM4.78m | 9:01PM4.98m | 9:32AM4.90m | 9:53PM5.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM1.65m | 1:45PM1.72m | 2:21AM1.70m | 2:41PM1.78m | 3:15AM1.67m | 3:36PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | 9:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 12 | — | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 11 | W 10 |
1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | SE 4 | — | W 7 | W 10 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 27 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 402 | 904 | 743 | 743 | 721 | 699 | 699 | 699 | 698 | 369 | 335 | 335 | 358 | 169 | 92 | 134 | 166 | 358 | 358 | 255 | 242 | 288 | 307 | 169 |
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