
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 6PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 143 | 309 | 361 | 244 | 233 | 135 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 59 | 120 | 126 | 89 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:23PM5.82m | 4:46AM5.53m | 5:14PM5.52m | 5:44AM5.21m | 6:18PM5.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.97m | 10:53PM1.19m | 11:14AM1.24m | 11:48PM1.40m | 12:15PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 134 | 73 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 2 | — |
128 | 143 | 309 | 361 | 244 | 233 | 135 | — | 38 | 36 | 59 | 120 | 126 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 905 | 725 | 442 | 358 | 425 | 288 | 358 | 307 | 373 | 487 | 413 | 255 | 238 | 238 | 248 | 248 | 290 | 352 | 352 | 332 |
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