Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
95
60
52
32
24
17
68
7
53
58
6
31
11
37
48
67
143
152
151
52
46
22
26
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:05PM5.50m
10:37AM5.76m
10:57PM5.97m
11:24AM6.22m
11:42PM6.35m
12:05PM6.56m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.97m
5:03PM0.95m
5:26AM0.56m
5:50PM0.57m
6:09AM0.25m
6:31PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:24
7:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
14
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
9
9
7
10
13
14
15
14
11
13
13
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
17
17
17
18
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