Birling Gap Surf Break
Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Birling Gap

Issued: 6 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
15.3° C

2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (04 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (04 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
1 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
SW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
8
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.5
W
11
1.6
S
6
1.7
SSW
6
2.5
SW
7
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
796
623
777
827
810
681
359
274
198
154
88
71
50
77
42
24
20
59
154
227
567
1534
1691
1011
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
15
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:26PM5.62m
2:41AM5.53m
3:05PM5.48m
3:20AM5.36m
3:47PM5.34m
Low Tide
8:31AM1.09m
8:52PM1.35m
9:12AM1.22m
9:36PM1.49m
9:56AM1.35m
10:23PM1.62m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:48
4:48
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:06
9:07
9:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
3
5
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
15
14
13
12
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
6
7
9
7
6
6
8
7
9
10
10
11
11
7
5
8
11
9
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.6
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.5
W
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
75
86
87
50
50
50
49
42
24
10
59
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
77
22
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
1.1
SSW
4
1.6
S
6
1.7
SSW
6
2.5
SW
7
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
796
623
777
827
810
681
359
274
198
154
88
71
34
23
5
15
47
154
227
567
1534
1691
1011
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
623
514
514
489
681
710
425
231
231
92
92
115
112
92
103
105
105
355
313
257
153
386
332
200
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
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