Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 8PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39AM5.38m | 10:54PM5.56m | 11:14AM5.86m | 11:29PM6.01m | 11:48AM6.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM1.26m | 5:10AM0.91m | 5:31PM0.85m | 5:47AM0.54m | 6:06PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 4 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | S 3 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 166 | 191 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 119 | 98 | 191 | 191 | 191 |
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