
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 9AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 42 | 74 | 62 | 43 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 57 | 134 | 237 | 342 | 230 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:10AM6.38m | 2:27PM6.29m | 2:44AM6.04m | 3:01PM5.90m | 3:19AM5.62m | 3:36PM5.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.51m | 8:49PM0.68m | 9:03AM0.86m | 9:23PM1.05m | 9:39AM1.26m | 10:00PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 42 | 74 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 57 | 134 | 237 | 342 | 230 | 122 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 169 | 442 | 450 | 442 | 860 | 307 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 107 | 92 | 92 | 290 | 238 | 248 | 248 | 484 | 536 | 536 | 442 | 356 |
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