Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Birling Gap today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 7 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 3 | W 10 | W 9 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 64 | 62 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:38PM6.16m | 11:07AM6.23m | 11:29PM6.43m | 11:57AM6.48m | 00:18AM6.58m | 12:47PM6.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.81m | 4:59AM0.54m | 5:25PM0.61m | 5:53AM0.32m | 6:20PM0.47m | 6:47AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 4 | SW 10 | SSE 4 |
— | 6 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 10 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
67 | 64 | 62 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 37 | — | 11 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 174 | 20 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 172 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 169 | 169 | 290 | 238 | 238 | 358 | 359 | 358 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 290 | 238 | 238 |
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