Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.1° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
6
0.9
W
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
50
25
34
59
92
100
46
21
15
6
8
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
W
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
SE
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
W
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:46AM5.53m
5:14PM5.52m
5:44AM5.21m
6:18PM5.23m
6:59AM4.99m
7:39PM5.09m
Low Tide
11:14AM1.24m
11:48PM1.40m
12:15PM1.49m
00:56AM1.55m
1:29PM1.65m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:35
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
18
18
19
18
17
16
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
22
23
23
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
11
12
14
13
15
14
19
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
20
20
20
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