Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11PM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
10
8
8
6
13
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:27PM5.46m
4:54AM5.20m
5:36PM5.01m
6:12AM4.82m
7:06PM4.81m
7:46AM4.76m
Low Tide
11:09PM1.51m
11:45AM1.51m
00:25AM1.78m
1:02PM1.69m
1:45AM1.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:47
5:45
5:43
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8:06
8:07
8:08
8:09
Temp °C
13
10
8
8
8
8
9
10
13
11
9
9
8
8
9
11
14
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
5
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
6
5
4
5
4
4
5
8
10
9
9
8
6
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
3
3
13
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
9
Energy kJ
1
5
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
9
9
10
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
406
406
428
320
292
172
330
357
294
292
154
198
141
126
126
126
168
198
126
126
126
126
198
255
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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