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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | |
54 | 133 | 309 | 257 | 148 | 154 | 0 | 239 | 331 | 279 | 198 | 79 | 237 | 182 | 60 | 59 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:45PM6.66m | 2:06AM6.54m | 2:33PM6.39m | 2:54AM6.19m | 3:24PM6.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.13m | 8:12PM0.43m | 8:38AM0.34m | 9:05PM0.71m | 9:32AM0.64m | 10:02PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | 8:50 |
1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 44 | 79 | — | — | 60 | 59 | 42 | 22 | 19 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 133 | 309 | 257 | 148 | 154 | 155 | 239 | 331 | 279 | 198 | 165 | 237 | 182 | 98 | 55 | 30 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 588 | 588 | 622 | 589 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 433 | 493 | 366 | 339 | 366 | 413 | 114 | 105 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 198 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
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