Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 53 | 37 | 43 | 82 | 110 | 104 | 94 | 53 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:40AM5.26m | 10:05PM5.50m | 10:37AM5.76m | 10:57PM5.97m | 11:24AM6.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM1.38m | 4:35AM0.97m | 5:03PM0.95m | 5:26AM0.56m | 5:50PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 10 | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | 37 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 53 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 17 | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 47 | 53 | 6 | 43 | 82 | 110 | 104 | 94 | 7 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 832 | 832 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 288 | 288 | 107 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 166 | 166 | 134 | 34 | 169 | 332 | 332 | 246 | 338 |
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