
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (10 Sep):
- 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 22 | 39 | 69 | 144 | 194 | 67 | 80 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 51 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 72 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:42PM6.35m | 12:05PM6.56m | 00:22AM6.60m | 12:43PM6.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.57m | 6:09AM0.25m | 6:31PM0.31m | 6:48AM0.09m | 7:08PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | 6 | — | — | 103 | 67 | 80 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
16 | 22 | 39 | 69 | 144 | 194 | — | 52 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 51 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 72 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 441 | 358 | 332 | 288 | 92 | 26 | 92 | 100 | 112 | 98 | 166 | 98 | 166 | 105 | 337 | 375 | 405 | 358 | 338 |
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