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 changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birling Gap (Beach)

    Today (18 February 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
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    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
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    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    25
    27
    26
    27
    28
    28
    27
    28
    29
    31
    31
    32
    31
    30
    29
    27
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    81%
    74%
    67%
    65%
    62%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    70%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    UV
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (19 February 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
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    21
    20
    18
    16
    15
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    7
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (20 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    11
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    19
    23
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    97%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    94%
    95%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.4
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (21 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    24
    27
    29
    30
    28
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    94%
    89%
    85%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (22 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    16
    14
    13
    15
    14
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    94%
    97%
    96%
    90%
    88%
    95%
    97%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (23 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Drizzle
    Drizzle
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    21
    30
    30
    29
    34
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    98%
    98%
    93%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    1.5
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (24 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Drizzle
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    27
    28
    28
    27
    24
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    90%
    93%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 23 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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 24 February

    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:

    Sunny spells at times, although still feeling chilly.

    Today:

    A chilly start on Tuesday, but sunny for many at first. High cloud increasing through the day, but still feeling fairly bright with hazy sunshine filtering through. Breezy conditions, but daytime temperatures likely a tick up on recent days. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    High cloud persisting into the evening, although plenty of breaks overnight. This will lead to another chilly night for many. Winds strengthening along coasts and high ground. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A bright morning after a chilly start, with spells of hazy sunshine. Cloud thickening from the west through the late afternoon, but staying dry. Temperatures up on recent days. Breezy. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    An unsettled period ahead, characterised by strong winds and bands of rain, heavy at times, moving in from the west. This signals a change to milder temperatures however.

    Updated:

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