Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (09 Jul):
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 12AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM5.42m | 6:18AM5.17m | 6:54PM5.33m | 7:30AM5.14m | 8:07PM5.36m | 8:46AM5.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM1.42m | 12:49PM1.39m | 1:27AM1.40m | 1:54PM1.41m | 2:33AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 404 | 191 | 242 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 395 | 191 | 242 | 314 | 242 | 242 | 191 | 197 | 320 | 242 | 242 | 313 | 191 | 257 | 335 | 352 |
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