Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
21.0°C
3.8° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
9
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
2.1
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.3
SW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
966
502
282
135
74
92
106
185
368
582
600
414
264
131
97
112
49
43
21
11
10
7
13
19
Wind (km/h)
45
W
35
W
25
W
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04AM6.42m
1:24PM6.57m
1:39AM6.52m
1:58PM6.61m
2:14AM6.49m
2:34PM6.52m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.27m
7:46PM0.41m
8:01AM0.25m
8:20PM0.42m
8:35AM0.36m
8:56PM0.55m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
17
16
15
14
16
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
13
14
15
15
14
15
13
9
9
10
11
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
14
14
14
15
15
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