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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 31 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | - | - |
| Evening (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | |
7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:42PM5.78m | 12:03PM5.77m | 00:18AM5.84m | 12:39PM5.83m | 00:53AM5.85m | 1:14PM5.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.96m | 6:17PM1.08m | 6:37AM0.91m | 6:54PM1.07m | 7:14AM0.92m | 7:32PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | 19 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 77 | 80 | 56 | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 43 | 69 | 138 | 251 | 277 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 363 | 105 | 99 | 160 | 160 | 141 | 99 | 99 | 26 | 99 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 105 | 117 | 339 | 182 | 99 | 402 | 402 | 591 | 160 | 99 |
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