Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 GMT
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Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 7PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (28 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (28 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
0.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
WSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
1.4
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)6186677667776777767711111156
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)969815924517813120637455665328514422085675944322418181195368
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
25
SW
40
SW
45
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
4.89
5:00AM
5.01
5:31PM
4.87
6:14AM
5.13
6:48PM
5.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
1.83
11:06PM
1.63
11:45AM
1.75
12:10AM
1.54
12:49PM
1.54
1:13AM
1.33
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise7:33-------7:35-------7:35-------
Sunset--3:59-------3:57-------3:57-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------2--------------
Temp. °C12131312121212111111988755355679109
Feels °C (?)77656553223232-1-1-3013331-1
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