Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 8PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 102 | 166 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:25PM6.59m | 2:41AM6.34m | 3:02PM6.29m | 3:19AM5.98m | 3:39PM5.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.17m | 8:53PM0.44m | 9:08AM0.45m | 9:30PM0.72m | 9:45AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 3 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 102 | 166 | 132 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 193 | 713 | 714 | 500 | 425 | 475 | 495 | 496 | 654 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 450 | 398 | 1135 | 841 | 121 |
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