Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 8AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
6
12
11
9
8
20
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:06AM4.42m
9:30PM4.63m
10:00AM4.88m
10:16PM5.09m
10:39AM5.38m
Low Tide
2:36AM2.14m
3:11PM2.10m
3:41AM1.78m
4:08PM1.70m
4:29AM1.34m
4:52PM1.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:55
6:53
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
21
19
15
15
16
16
16
16
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
16
11
12
13
13
13
14
16
15
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