Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.2° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
13
25
13
15
24
27
48
99
87
139
51
40
21
16
12
13
7
6
26
54
61
74
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:24AM6.22m
11:42PM6.35m
12:05PM6.56m
00:22AM6.60m
12:43PM6.74m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.56m
5:50PM0.57m
6:09AM0.25m
6:31PM0.31m
6:48AM0.09m
7:08PM0.20m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
15
15
13
12
13
13
13
12
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
14
12
12
13
15
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