Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.4° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WSW
2
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
5
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
21
34
28
14
9
14
21
40
102
166
132
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
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
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clear
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light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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