
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | NE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 3 | W 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:46AM5.29m | 9:17PM5.55m | 9:54AM5.59m | 10:20PM5.85m | 10:53AM5.94m | 11:16PM6.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM1.32m | 3:41AM1.08m | 4:11PM1.13m | 4:46AM0.80m | 5:15PM0.87m | 5:45AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | 9:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 32 | 39 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 335 | 371 | 371 | 361 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 444 | 369 | 445 | 369 | 369 | 530 | 383 | 487 | 290 | 138 | 369 | 369 | 361 | 327 | 138 | 138 | 296 |
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