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          Birling Gap Surf Report and Forecast

          Spot Location: Europe > UK + Ireland > England > Southern England - East

          Current Surf Report for Birling Gap

          All times BST unless otherwise stated.

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          1-2ft

          Flat - Knee High

          11mph Moderate, Cross/Offshore

          Primary Swell
          2.5ft at 5s252.25°
          Secondary Swell
          1.1ft at 3s330.59°
          Wind Swell
          0.2ft at 6s42.81°

          FoggyAir 19°cSea 11°c

          Today's Tide - Birling GapToday's Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          High 1:01AM6.4m
          Low 7:27AM1m
          High 1:22PM6.3m
          Low 7:45PM1.2m
          First Light 4:14AM
          Sunrise 4:56AM
          Sunset 8:55PM
          Last Light 9:37PM

          Tide Location Newhaven, England - 6.9mi away Help

          Birling Gap Surf Forecast Help

          Surf Forecasting help for Birling Gap

          A detailed long range Birling Gap Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Birling Gap and nearby surf spots in the UK + Ireland area. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.

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          Our team has configured this spot. All surf wave heights below are estimated face heights measured from peak to trough (not Hawaiian scale). Take a look at the scale to the right. You can click the settings wheel below to change this configuration.

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            OverviewAdvanced
             Edit Birling Gap Surf Wind (+ Gusts)WeatherPrimary SwellSecondary SwellProb.
          Wed23/05 12am 1-2ft 11 13 mphFoggy19°c 2.5ft5s252.25° 1.1ft3s 0.2ft6s 100%
          3am 1-2ft 9 11 mphBrief Showers Possible16°c 2ft5s253.7° 0.2ft6s 1ft4s 100%
          6am 1-2ft 8 10 mphSunny13°c 1.9ft5s257.33° 0.8ft4s   100%
          9am 1-2ft 4 6 mphMostly Sunny14°c 1.6ft5s254.79° 0.5ft3s   100%
          12pm 1ft 6 7 mphSunny18°c 1.3ft5s254.03° 0.5ft10s   100%
          3pm 1ft 10 12 mphSunny17°c 1.3ft4s250.74° 0.6ft10s 0.3ft3s 100%
          6pm 1ft 9 11 mphSunny18°c 1.5ft4s251.29° 0.7ft10s 0.2ft3s 100%
          9pm 1ft 4 5 mphMostly Clear18°c 1.7ft4s250.06° 0.8ft10s   100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          High 1:01AM6.4m
          Low 7:27AM1m
          High 1:22PM6.3m
          Low 7:45PM1.2m
          First Light 4:14AM
          Sunrise 4:56AM
          Sunset 8:55PM
          Last Light 9:37PM
          Thu24/05 12am 1-2ft 1 2 mphMostly Clear18°c 1.8ft4s248.75° 0.8ft11s   100%
          3am 1-2ft 4 6 mphClear17°c 0.9ft11s252.54° 1.6ft4s   100%
          6am 1-2ft 6 8 mphSunny16°c 0.9ft11s252.01° 1.3ft4s   100%
          9am 1-2ft 8 10 mphMostly Sunny16°c 0.9ft11s251.48° 1.1ft4s 0.4ft2s 100%
          12pm 1-2ft 7 9 mphMostly Sunny16°c 0.9ft10s251.07° 0.8ft4s 0.5ft2s 85%
          3pm 1-2ft 6 9 mphSunny18°c 0.9ft10s250.52° 0.7ft4s 0.6ft2s 85%
          6pm 1-2ft 10 13 mphSunny18°c 0.9ft10s250.06° 0.5ft4s 0.9ft3s 86%
          9pm 1-2ft 15 20 mphMisty15°c 0.9ft10s249.67° 0.4ft4s 1.8ft3s 86%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          High 1:34AM6.3m
          Low 8:02AM1.1m
          High 1:56PM6.2m
          Low 8:19PM1.3m
          First Light 4:12AM
          Sunrise 4:55AM
          Sunset 8:56PM
          Last Light 9:39PM
          Fri25/05 12am 1-2ft 16 21 mphMisty14°c 0.9ft10s249.32° 2.5ft4s   100%
          3am 1ft 17 22 mphMisty16°c 0.8ft10s248.9° 2.5ft4s   100%
          6am 1ft 19 25 mphSunny12°c 0.7ft10s248.52° 3ft4s   100%
          9am 1ft 19 26 mphSunny13°c 0.7ft10s248.26° 3ft5s   100%
          12pm 1ft 21 30 mphSunny18°c 0.6ft10s248.05° 3.5ft5s   100%
          3pm 1ft 23 31 mphSunny19°c 0.6ft10s247.98° 4ft5s   100%
          6pm 1ft 25 36 mphSunny17°c 0.5ft10s248.02° 4.5ft5s   100%
          9pm 1ft 23 36 mphClear16°c 0.5ft10s248.24° 4.5ft5s   100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          High 2:09AM6.2m
          Low 8:36AM1.2m
          High 2:32PM6.2m
          Low 8:55PM1.4m
          First Light 4:11AM
          Sunrise 4:54AM
          Sunset 8:57PM
          Last Light 9:40PM
          Sat26/05 12am 1ft 23 34 mphClear13°c 0.4ft10s248.51° 4.5ft5s   100%
          3am 1ft 22 32 mphClear11°c 0.4ft10s248.9° 4.5ft5s   100%
          6am 1ft 22 31 mphSunny10°c 0.4ft10s249.24° 4ft5s   100%
          9am 1ft 23 32 mphSunny12°c 0.4ft10s249.56° 4.5ft5s   100%
          12pm 0-1ft 23 33 mphSunny17°c 0.3ft10s249.83° 4.5ft5s   100%
          3pm 0-1ft 24 33 mphSunny18°c 0.3ft9s250.04° 4.5ft5s   100%
          6pm 0-1ft 23 34 mphSunny17°c 0.3ft9s250.26° 4.5ft5s   100%
          9pm 0-1ft 21 31 mphClear17°c 0.3ft9s250.47° 4ft5s   100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          High 2:47AM6.1m
          Low 9:13AM1.3m
          High 3:12PM6m
          Low 9:35PM1.5m
          First Light 4:10AM
          Sunrise 4:53AM
          Sunset 8:59PM
          Last Light 9:42PM
          Sun27/05 12am Flat 21 30 mphClear15°c 0.2ft9s250.64° 4ft5s   100%
          3am Flat 19 26 mphClear13°c 0.2ft9s250.82° 3.5ft5s   100%
          6am Flat 19 25 mphSunny12°c 0.2ft9s250.97° 3.5ft5s   85%
          9am Flat 17 23 mphSunny13°c 0.2ft9s251.03° 3ft5s   85%
          12pm Flat 16 21 mphSunny17°c 0.2ft8s251.03° 3ft4s   20%
          3pm Flat 18 23 mphSunny19°c 0.2ft8s250.81° 3ft4s   20%
          6pm Flat 19 26 mphMostly Sunny16°c 0.2ft8s250.49° 3ft4s   40%
          9pm Flat 17 22 mphMostly Cloudy15°c 0.2ft8s250.23° 3ft5s   40%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          High 3:29AM5.9m
          Low 9:54AM1.5m
          High 3:58PM5.9m
          Low10:21PM1.7m
          First Light 4:09AM
          Sunrise 4:52AM
          Sunset 9:00PM
          Last Light 9:43PM
          Mon28/05 12am Flat 15 19 mphMostly Cloudy15°c 0.2ft8s250.39° 2.5ft4s   32%
          3am 0-1ft 13 17 mphMostly Clear14°c 0.2ft10s238.4° 0.2ft8s 2ft4s 32%
          6am 0-1ft 11 14 mphMostly Sunny14°c 0.2ft10s235.99° 0.2ft8s 1.8ft4s 12%
          9am 0-1ft 9 11 mphMostly Sunny14°c 0.3ft9s240.79° 1.4ft3s   12%
          12pm Flat 5 6 mphMostly Sunny15°c 0.9ft3s111.61° 0.6ft4s   13%
          3pm 1ft 8 9 mphSunny15°c 0.4ft8s240.11° 0.3ft1s 0.7ft3s 13%
          6pm 0-1ft 8 9 mphSunny15°c 0.3ft8s239.92° 0.5ft2s 0.4ft3s 12%
          9pm 0-1ft 5 6 mphMostly Clear16°c 0.3ft8s240.74° 0.5ft2s 0.3ft3s 12%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          High 4:18AM5.7m
          Low10:44AM1.6m
          High 4:53PM5.7m
          Low11:17PM1.8m
          First Light 4:07AM
          Sunrise 4:51AM
          Sunset 9:01PM
          Last Light 9:45PM
          Tue29/05 12am 0-1ft 3 4 mphMostly Clear16°c 0.3ft8s241.18° 0.4ft2s   13%
          3am 0-1ft 9 11 mphBrief Showers15°c 0.3ft8s241.54° 0.6ft2s   13%
          6am 1ft 14 16 mphBrief Showers13°c 1.3ft3s234.62°     8%
          9am 1ft 12 14 mphMostly Sunny12°c 1.5ft3s232.62° 0.2ft8s   8%
          12pm 1ft 14 16 mphMostly Sunny13°c 1.7ft3s230.71° 0.2ft7s   15%
          3pm 1-2ft 14 17 mphMostly Sunny12°c 1.9ft4s235.54°     15%
          6pm 1-2ft 12 15 mphMostly Sunny12°c 1.8ft4s239.63° 0.2ft7s   5%
          9pm 1ft 9 10 mphClear12°c 1.5ft4s241.98° 0.2ft7s   5%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          High 5:19AM5.5m
          Low11:45AM1.7m
          High 5:59PM5.7m
          First Light 4:06AM
          Sunrise 4:50AM
          Sunset 9:02PM
          Last Light 9:46PM

          Extended Surf Forecast for Southern England - East Area

          Wed30/05 12am 0-1ft 12 14 mphMostly Clear11°c 0.3ft8s258.09° 0.6ft3s   6%
          3am 0-1ft 12 14 mphMostly Clear11°c 0.3ft8s258.09° 0.6ft3s   6%
          6am 0-1ft 9 11 mphMostly Sunny13°c 0.4ft7s243.19° 0.2ft9s   16%
          9am 0-1ft 9 11 mphMostly Sunny13°c 0.4ft7s243.19° 0.2ft9s   16%
          12pm 0-1ft 7 8 mphRain17°c 0.3ft7s244.23° 0.2ft8s   18%
          3pm 0-1ft 7 8 mphRain17°c 0.3ft7s244.23° 0.2ft8s   18%
          6pm Flat 4 5 mphBrief Showers15°c 0.2ft7s248.18° 0.3ft3s   18%
          9pm Flat 4 5 mphBrief Showers15°c 0.2ft7s248.18° 0.3ft3s   18%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          Low12:24AM1.8m
          High 6:32AM5.5m
          Low12:56PM1.7m
          High 7:11PM5.7m
          First Light 4:05AM
          Sunrise 4:50AM
          Sunset 9:03PM
          Last Light 9:47PM
          Thu31/05 12am Flat 4 5 mphMostly Clear8°c 0.2ft8s249.92°     5%
          3am Flat 4 5 mphMostly Clear8°c 0.2ft8s249.92°     5%
          6am 0-1ft 8 10 mphMostly Cloudy10°c 0.4ft9s262.21° 0.9ft4s   8%
          9am 0-1ft 8 10 mphMostly Cloudy10°c 0.4ft9s262.21° 0.9ft4s   8%
          12pm 0-1ft 6 7 mphOvercast15°c 0.4ft9s261.88° 0.6ft4s   12%
          3pm 0-1ft 6 7 mphOvercast15°c 0.4ft9s261.88° 0.6ft4s   12%
          6pm 0-1ft 5 6 mphDrizzle12°c 0.4ft8s261.55° 0.4ft3s   13%
          9pm 0-1ft 5 6 mphDrizzle12°c 0.4ft8s261.55° 0.4ft3s   13%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          Low 1:36AM1.6m
          High 7:44AM5.6m
          Low 2:08PM1.5m
          High 8:17PM6m
          First Light 4:04AM
          Sunrise 4:49AM
          Sunset 9:04PM
          Last Light 9:49PM
          Fri01/06 12am 0-1ft 9 11 mphHeavy Rain12°c 0.4ft8s261.39° 0.3ft3s   13%
          3am 0-1ft 9 11 mphHeavy Rain12°c 0.4ft8s261.39° 0.3ft3s   13%
          6am 1ft 7 8 mphHeavy Rain12°c 0.5ft8s247.54°     12%
          9am 1ft 7 8 mphHeavy Rain12°c 0.5ft8s247.54°     12%
          12pm 1ft 8 10 mphShowers13°c 0.5ft7s248.35°     14%
          3pm 1ft 8 10 mphShowers13°c 0.5ft7s248.35°     14%
          6pm 0-1ft 10 12 mphShowers13°c 0.4ft7s249.03°     14%
          9pm 0-1ft 10 12 mphShowers13°c 0.4ft7s249.03°     14%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Birling Gap
          Low 2:45AM1.4m
          High 8:49AM5.9m
          Low 3:13PM1.3m
          High 9:17PM6.2m
          First Light 4:03AM
          Sunrise 4:48AM
          Sunset 9:05PM
          Last Light 9:50PM

          Next Update Expected: Running...
          Last Model Run: 23 May 01:00:00AM local time (BST). 23 May 00:00:00AM GMT.

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