Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.5° C
4.1° 

Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
0
0
2
7
11
13
10
6
10
19
39
42
39
19
7
3
5
5
6
13
10
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
20
N
20
N
10
N
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:07PM5.61m
00:20AM5.76m
12:42PM5.87m
00:55AM5.97m
1:16PM6.08m
Low Tide
6:07AM1.08m
6:26PM1.17m
6:46AM0.83m
7:04PM0.97m
7:22AM0.65m
7:40PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
23
22
23
21
20
19
18
17
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
15
20
21
19
19
19
Feels °C
22
20
21
19
20
18
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
14
12
11
17
17
14
16
18
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