Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.2° C
4.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 7PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
2
0.7
SW
4
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
7
7
4
2
2
1
0
2
13
57
37
22
17
37
49
52
166
176
103
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM4.49m
8:14PM4.61m
8:55AM4.52m
9:23PM4.70m
9:58AM4.71m
Low Tide
1:51PM2.05m
2:30AM1.98m
2:57PM2.06m
3:35AM1.88m
4:02PM1.93m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:54
8:53
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
22
21
22
21
18
17
22
21
21
20
22
18
17
18
18
20
20
24
21
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
20
19
16
14
19
16
16
14
17
14
14
15
15
16
13
18
18
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