
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 12PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 54 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27AM4.67m | 7:00PM4.72m | 7:40AM4.49m | 8:14PM4.61m | 8:55AM4.52m | 9:23PM4.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM1.88m | 1:26AM1.92m | 1:51PM2.05m | 2:30AM1.98m | 2:57PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 29 | 54 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 238 | 238 | 873 | 873 | 430 | 352 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 754 | 1931 | 1350 | 905 | 733 | 750 | 832 | 832 | 721 | 721 | 721 | 721 | 429 |
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