Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
19.8°C
3.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Swell
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
11
0.1
W
11
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
0
42
42
29
18
22
7
12
6
4
4
0
0
237
216
144
0
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:27PM6.29m
2:44AM6.04m
3:01PM5.90m
3:19AM5.62m
3:36PM5.45m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.68m
9:03AM0.86m
9:23PM1.05m
9:39AM1.26m
10:00PM1.45m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:10
7:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
17
14
13
13
15
17
17
18
16
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
15
Feels °C
17
15
12
10
10
10
12
13
12
14
12
11
11
10
11
11
13
12
10
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