Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.5° C
4.0° 

Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)--
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.1
W
9
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
6
22
13
3
3
2
1
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:55AM6.58m
1:23PM6.63m
1:41AM6.59m
2:08PM6.60m
2:26AM6.45m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.45m
7:30AM0.11m
7:55PM0.38m
8:16AM0.11m
8:41PM0.43m
9:01AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:04
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
19
18
19
19
24
25
24
25
19
18
17
17
22
22
21
21
21
19
18
17
19
20
Feels °C
20
19
14
14
16
16
19
20
18
20
16
15
14
13
18
18
18
19
19
20
17
14
16
16
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