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Birling Gap surf Forecast / South Coast / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 BST
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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 10.8°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.5 °C max: 10.9 °C min: 7.5 °C)
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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 10.8°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.5 °C max: 10.9 °C min: 7.5 °C)


How big are the waves at Birling Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Birling Gap at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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

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Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
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 (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.9
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
WSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)99999991034444444455511776151313121211456665545666555555455677888121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2233333442221223221259562255548776652811713197532016246216022016594483728211024273536618213810360212146
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
W
10
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
20
SW
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
15
NE
25
ENE
25
E
30
SSE
25
SE
40
SSE
50
SSE
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
SW
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
ononcross-
on
onglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
6.15
12:42AM
6.26
12:58PM
6.22
1:13AM
6.27
1:30PM
6.20
1:46AM
6.19
2:04PM
6.09
2:21AM
6.02
2:42PM
5.88
3:00AM
5.76
3:24PM
5.60
3:45AM
5.45
4:15PM
5.29
4:40AM
5.12
5:19PM
5.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
0.62
7:00AM
0.56
7:14PM
0.62
7:31AM
0.59
7:47PM
0.72
8:04AM
0.72
8:21PM
0.90
8:40AM
0.92
9:00PM
1.15
9:22AM
1.17
9:47PM
1.43
10:15AM
1.43
10:49PM
1.70
11:24AM
1.63
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:41-------5:39-------5:37-------5:35-------5:33-------5:31----
Sunset---8:08-------8:10-------8:12-------8:14-------8:15-------8:16-------8:19-------8:20
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Rain (mm)
------------11-------151--2-33---121-------------12---------
Temp. °C689875578910998667899888911121112121110101111111010101010911111111111111121111121111101010111312
Feels °C (?)0223322312424622244423247787854213455665366888888881088543465

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