Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BST
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Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (17 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
SW
4
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.7
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
45
33
27
19
50
44
30
23
14
14
13
44
52
34
25
28
66
180
164
197
231
304
237
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
5
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:14PM6.72m
00:34AM6.81m
12:59PM6.78m
1:19AM6.76m
1:45PM6.66m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.12m
6:33PM0.21m
6:58AM0.05m
7:22PM0.26m
7:47AM0.13m
8:12PM0.43m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:05
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:45
8:45
8:46
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
14
13
13
13
12
7
7
6
7
6
6
7
6
5
7
7
5
6
8
7
7
5
3
5
8
7
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.5
WSW
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.7
WSW
5
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
4
4
8
7
7
6
6
14
6
6
13
5
5
25
4
4
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
4
8
1
1
6
1
1
10
12
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
SW
4
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.4
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.7
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
Energy kJ
62
45
33
27
19
50
44
30
23
14
13
44
52
34
3
28
66
180
164
197
231
304
237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
248
238
290
290
331
331
134
332
332
308
326
338
338
174
114
585
678
694
727
716
698
332
332
358
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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