Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 GMT
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Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 11AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (30 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (30 Nov)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

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Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wed
03
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.7
WSW
0.3
SW
1.5
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)6664551156778888887665556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)756075352822191133105017099301008114815401469724229128867269126133
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
25
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
S
55
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
W
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
5.13
6:48PM
5.06
7:24AM
5.42
7:55PM
5.42
8:24AM
5.80
8:53PM
5.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
1.54
1:13AM
1.33
1:49PM
1.21
2:12AM
1.05
2:45PM
0.85
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wed
03
Sunrise--7:35-------7:37-------7:39-----
Sunset----3:57-------3:56-------3:56---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11--3111-2111-
Temp. °C6567881010101010101111101010910111110109
Feels °C (?)0-2-102341000-100-2675655434
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