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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 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 1.8°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: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
26 | 22 | 61 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:54AM6.19m | 3:24PM6.01m | 3:46AM5.76m | 4:19PM5.60m | 4:44AM5.33m | 5:23PM5.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.64m | 10:02PM1.03m | 10:30AM0.97m | 11:04PM1.34m | 11:32AM1.27m | 00:08AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 26 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | 26 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 19 | 61 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 99 | 99 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 173 | 173 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 126 | 141 | 99 | 141 | 154 | 182 | 105 |
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