Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.5° C
4.0° 

Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)--
Evening (15 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.1
W
10
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.1
W
9
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:07AM6.43m
12:36PM6.52m
00:55AM6.58m
1:23PM6.63m
1:41AM6.59m
2:08PM6.60m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.24m
7:06PM0.45m
7:30AM0.11m
7:55PM0.38m
8:16AM0.11m
8:41PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
23
25
26
25
20
18
18
19
23
25
26
25
19
18
17
17
22
23
22
22
20
Feels °C
13
14
15
20
20
20
19
16
14
15
16
18
19
20
19
15
15
15
14
18
20
20
19
18
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