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Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | SW 6 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 9 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | |
108 | 88 | 62 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:55AM5.66m | 10:19PM6.04m | 10:43AM6.12m | 11:05PM6.42m | 11:29AM6.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM1.06m | 4:09PM0.86m | 4:37AM0.66m | 4:58PM0.54m | 5:24AM0.33m | 5:46PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | S 4 | — | — | W 9 |
108 | 88 | 62 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 9 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 425 | 121 | 100 | 911 | 1043 | 426 | 201 | 197 | 202 | 425 | 425 | 191 | 425 | 373 | 146 | 156 | 112 | 112 | 223 | 223 | 226 | 238 | 238 |
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