Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (25 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)99109981111111110101045666566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1381514871818111111102046106167826564120160177141149
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
5.50
2:14AM
5.41
2:31PM
5.27
3:00AM
5.22
3:20PM
5.06
3:54AM
5.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
1.40
8:17PM
1.31
8:42AM
1.60
9:06PM
1.49
9:37AM
1.76
10:03PM
1.61
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise7:28-------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset--4:01-------4:00-------4:00-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1---12-1-
Temp. °C577655555678999101213131212121211
Feels °C (?)-3011-10011334312488766677
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