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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

Light showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (7.1m) at

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    6 day forecast for Birling Gap (Beach)

    Tomorrow (3 November 2025)
    Time
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    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    25
    28
    30
    31
    34
    35
    36
    39
    39
    39
    39
    39
    38
    37
    36
    35
    34
    34
    35
    36
    36
    36
    36
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    33
    32
    31
    31
    30
    29
    27
    28
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    29
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    23
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    24
    23
    24
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    23
    21
    22
    21
    21
    23
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    84%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (7 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    21
    23
    24
    21
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    12
    13
    12
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (8 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SW
    6
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    SW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    12
    13
    8
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    97%
    95%
    88%
    85%
    94%
    96%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Monday 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 explained
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    Mild and breezy with rain at times next week

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some clear spells initially but cloud thickening from the west with outbreaks of rain arriving early Monday morning. Temperatures falling quickly through the evening, perhaps with a rural grass frost, before rising later. Breezy. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Monday:

    A mostly cloudy and windy day with a few outbreaks of rain possible, although many areas may remain mostly dry. Some brighter interludes may develop later in the afternoon. Mild. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Cloudy for much of Tuesday and Wednesday with outbreaks of rain, some of these perhaps heavy at times. Some brighter conditions may develop Thursday. Windy throughout and mild.

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