Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.5°C
2.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 6PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
W
6
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
434
381
361
237
170
141
176
77
43
28
33
11
7
7
5
5
5
5
3
3
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
0
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:03PM4.54m
5:40AM4.29m
6:22PM4.22m
7:29AM4.14m
8:17PM4.26m
Low Tide
11:14AM2.08m
11:52PM2.18m
12:28PM2.34m
1:14AM2.30m
1:54PM2.36m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:02
7:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
15
15
15
16
17
19
19
Feels °C
12
11
12
13
15
15
16
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
12
13
13
13
13
16
17
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