Birling Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Birling Gap, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
19.6°C
2.9° 

Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Birling Gap based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Birling Gap right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Birling Gap

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Willingdon wx

7 km NE64 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the WSW
(14 km/h at 239°)
35
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Seaford wx

9 km W20 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 248°)
10
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Seaford Waverider

9 km W3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Pevensey Bay Waverider

16 km ENE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


SHIP6317

17 km SSE15 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
60
near gales from the SW
(57.6 km/h at 230°)
- °C- km
- km


Lewes

20 km WNW26 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (0 kph from 55 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Brighton

22 km W155 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 282 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Rushlake Green wx

26 km NNE76 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 180°)
30
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Crowborough

34 km N192 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the SW
(10 km/h at 235°)
25
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hurstpierpoint

34 km WNW36 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
dry
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 260°)
25
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Birling Gap and within an acceptable time window.

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