Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.5° C
4.3° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
7
0.6
NE
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:46AM5.29m
9:17PM5.55m
9:54AM5.59m
10:20PM5.85m
10:53AM5.94m
Low Tide
2:33AM1.30m
3:02PM1.32m
3:41AM1.08m
4:11PM1.13m
4:46AM0.80m
5:15PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:58
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:08
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
23
25
26
25
19
17
19
19
23
26
27
23
17
16
15
15
20
22
23
21
17
Feels °C
16
17
15
20
20
20
19
14
12
15
15
17
20
20
16
9
9
8
9
14
16
18
16
12
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