Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 71 | 131 | 218 | 103 | 104 | 93 | 138 | 229 | 245 | 214 | 98 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM5.44m | 4:37AM5.08m | 5:00PM4.98m | 5:26AM4.64m | 5:55PM4.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM1.45m | 11:05AM1.64m | 11:35PM1.82m | 11:58AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 71 | 131 | 218 | 103 | 104 | 93 | 138 | 229 | 245 | 214 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 641 | 134 | 92 | 358 | 358 | 307 | 356 | 367 | 442 | 277 | 121 | 20 | 277 | 269 | 307 | 307 | 191 | 297 | 392 |
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