Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
20.8°C
3.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
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)
0.7
WSW
8
1
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
2
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
9
1
SW
6
1
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
54
0
301
543
584
406
236
155
31
68
72
78
29
17
8
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:24PM6.57m
1:39AM6.52m
1:58PM6.61m
2:14AM6.49m
2:34PM6.52m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.41m
8:01AM0.25m
8:20PM0.42m
8:35AM0.36m
8:56PM0.55m
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
20
19
17
16
15
14
16
17
18
17
18
Feels °C
15
16
13
10
10
10
12
12
15
15
13
14
13
12
14
13
14
13
15
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