Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
21.2°C
4.0° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
SE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
7
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
5
5
7
7
23
27
23
19
21
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
E
15
S
10
SE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:36AM4.30m
7:20PM4.33m
8:17AM4.24m
8:55PM4.41m
9:37AM4.49m
9:59PM4.73m
Low Tide
00:35AM2.10m
1:05PM2.25m
1:50AM2.22m
2:25PM2.28m
3:08AM2.09m
3:40PM2.08m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
16
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
11
10
8
12
16
15
16
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
11
11
9
11
11
12
12
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