Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 11AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (22 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (22 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)7777776666666666666656612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)363374529507432279209152154164237303247164202202152102644341312622
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
6.35
2:40AM
6.29
3:01PM
5.98
3:25AM
5.86
3:51PM
5.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
0.50
8:40PM
0.54
9:05AM
0.78
9:25PM
0.92
9:54AM
1.15
10:19PM
1.36
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--6:58-------6:56-------6:54-----
Sunset----5:27-------5:29-------5:30---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-121----------1---------
Temp. °C111010101010109991010101010101011111112141412
Feels °C (?)42233332223344346876812119
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