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Birling Gap (Beach) (East Sussex) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny intervals.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (6.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birling Gap (Beach)

    Today (9 June 2025)
    Time
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    18
    18
    19
    20
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    78%
    82%
    85%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    UV 3 3 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    9
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    6
    W
    5
    W
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    24
    23
    23
    23
    25
    25
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    21
    19
    16
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    9
    8
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    NE
    5
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    15
    18
    22
    27
    26
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    85%
    68%
    55%
    56%
    75%
    UV - - 1 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    7
    9
    10
    13
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    40%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    E
    13
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    SE
    9
    SW
    7
    WSW
    5
    NE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    27
    24
    19
    15
    12
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    72%
    74%
    81%
    69%
    69%
    73%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    10
    11
    9
    7
    5
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    5
    SE
    8
    ESE
    9
    S
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    12
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    83%
    72%
    69%
    70%
    75%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    6
    6
    6
    7
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    9
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    19
    24
    26
    25
    20
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    91%
    78%
    66%
    65%
    69%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    9
    12
    12
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.8
    1.0
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    3
    4
    6
    6
    7
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WNW
    6
    W
    9
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    15
    17
    17
    16
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    89%
    74%
    63%
    63%
    69%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 June

    Tide times and heights are from Eastbourne tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Largely fine and dry with warm sunny spells Monday.

    Today:

    A largely fine and dry day, with bright or sunny spells for many. However, it will be turning increasingly cloudy from the west during the afternoon and evening. Feeling warm in the sunshine, with light winds. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy with some outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards across northern parts of the region overnight. Drier elsewhere. A mild and breezy night. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A rather cloudy start, with some patchy rain or showers. Becoming drier and brighter, with sunny spells developing later in the day. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Light winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Dry with sunny spells Wednesday. Dry at first Thursday, before heavy thundery rain arrives overnight. Further thundery downpours are possible later on Friday. Increasingly very warm or hot and humid.

    Updated:

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