Birling Gap Surf Break

Birling Gap, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Lat Long: 50.74° N 0.20° E

Issued: 12 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
16.2° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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
10
light winds from the WNW
(11 km/h at 289°)
25
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Seaford wx

9 km W20 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 243°)
10
20 °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-
-


Brighton

22 km W155 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 244°)
20
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Rushlake Green wx

26 km NNE76 m above sea level

23 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 205°)
20
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

Shoreham-by-sea Airport

34 km W319 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
20
light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 250 degs)
(19 km/h at 220°)
Q1013 °C0.0
0.0


Hastings WaveNet Site

39 km E3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Greenwich Buoy

41 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(21 km/h at 250°)
15.2 °C20.4
20.4


Cranbrook

43 km NNE100 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 195 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
27 °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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