Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:15AM6.08m | 3:38PM5.88m | 4:05AM5.59m | 4:32PM5.37m | 5:08AM5.09m | 5:43PM4.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.98m | 10:07PM1.11m | 10:37AM1.42m | 11:14PM1.51m | 11:54AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 105 | 105 | 112 | 114 | 92 | 92 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 114 | 114 | 119 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 |
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