Surf Forecast Surf Report

Birling Gap surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 26 Apr 2025 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Birling Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birling Gap sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 5PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Birling Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.6
E
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)1313131312121212121111117771010101071010101010101010101099999988888881677773331288138831212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)282727262423232221201955554444444410101010999988833333332251111000311311033
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
6.29
11:13PM
6.64
11:35AM
6.71
11:57PM
6.95
12:19PM
6.96
12:39AM
7.07
1:02PM
7.00
1:22AM
6.97
1:46PM
6.82
2:05AM
6.67
2:30PM
6.46
2:50AM
6.23
3:17PM
5.97
3:38AM
5.69
4:08PM
5.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.30
5:34AM
0.15
5:55PM
0.03
6:19AM
-0.10
6:40PM
-0.08
7:03AM
-0.16
7:24PM
0.00
7:47AM
-0.03
8:10PM
0.25
8:33AM
0.27
8:58PM
0.64
9:23AM
0.69
9:50PM
1.09
10:17AM
1.14
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:39-------5:37-------5:35-------5:33-------5:31-------5:30----
Sunset---8:10-------8:12-------8:14-------8:15-------8:16-------8:19-------8:20-------8:22
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111313131111121213151515151414131415161616151414141516171615151515171819171616151718192018161413141718171515141314161716
Feels °C (?)6991088991113121314131312121213131211111010111113121112121113141714131413151617181512988121211891078101111
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