Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.0°C
3.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 8AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.9
NNW
4
0.1
W
10
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.7
WSW
5
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
2
0
37
36
21
10
6
9
22
165
344
453
611
854
875
545
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
30
N
20
NNW
35
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:28AM5.30m
9:52PM5.45m
10:20AM5.76m
10:40PM5.87m
11:03AM6.15m
Low Tide
3:18AM1.38m
3:52PM1.32m
4:17AM1.01m
4:44PM0.93m
5:04AM0.68m
5:27PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
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7:11
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6:22
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Temp °C
17
17
16
17
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
9
13
14
15
14
13
15
17
17
17
17
16
13
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
8
10
5
5
4
3
1
2
7
8
10
9
7
7
10
10
9
10
10
6
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