Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
18.8° C
3.9° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 5PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
18
42
40
24
12
7
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:55PM5.56m
5:17AM5.30m
5:49PM5.42m
6:18AM5.17m
6:54PM5.33m
Low Tide
10:59AM1.19m
11:31PM1.38m
11:50AM1.30m
00:26AM1.42m
12:49PM1.39m
1:27AM1.40m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:54
4:56
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:12
9:10
9:10
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
23
24
27
23
21
20
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
23
25
26
26
26
22
22
22
Feels °C
17
18
17
19
24
22
20
20
23
21
22
24
24
22
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
20
21
20
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