Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
20.1° C
4.2° 

Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
E
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:05PM5.38m
5:28AM5.00m
5:56PM5.00m
6:27AM4.67m
7:00PM4.72m
Low Tide
11:11AM1.23m
11:40PM1.46m
11:58AM1.59m
00:30AM1.74m
12:50PM1.88m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
18
19
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
20
18
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
19
16
18
17
17
15
15
17
17
18
18
16
14
15
15
17
17
17
18
17
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