Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 9AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 851 | 1372 | 1169 | 799 | 2798 | 2554 | 1941 | 423 | 243 | 338 | 232 | 261 | 1070 | 2226 | 3746 | 3212 | 1735 | 808 | 810 | 809 | 727 | 527 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:58AM5.39m | 10:16PM5.52m | 10:37AM5.88m | 10:55PM6.00m | 11:15AM6.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM1.36m | 4:11PM1.22m | 4:29AM0.95m | 4:53PM0.79m | 5:10AM0.58m | 5:32PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | -1 | 14 | 3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 449 | 844 | 214 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 627 | 851 | 1372 | 1169 | 799 | 2798 | 2554 | 1941 | 423 | 243 | 338 | 232 | 261 | 1070 | 2226 | 3746 | 3212 | 1735 | 808 | 810 | 809 | 727 | 527 | 344 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 294 | 308 | 0 | 332 | 332 | 860 | 585 | 585 | 666 | 359 | 290 | 788 | 788 | 830 | 832 | 816 | 801 | 801 | 801 | 832 | 425 | 425 | 163 |
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