Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.3° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 11PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
5
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
59
77
41
22
10
15
11
6
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
7
15
24
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
5
NW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:04PM5.21m
11:29AM5.31m
11:44PM5.50m
12:07PM5.61m
Low Tide
4:58PM1.69m
5:24AM1.37m
5:45PM1.42m
6:07AM1.08m
6:26PM1.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:49
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
19
18
19
20
22
23
23
23
22
21
23
22
23
22
19
Feels °C
13
13
15
18
20
19
18
19
21
23
23
23
22
20
22
20
19
19
16
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