Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 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
11.1° 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 4AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
S
0.5
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)6101010101010933991433444444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444444323224711142023231830231921
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
6.91
1:59PM
6.78
2:19AM
6.65
2:43PM
6.45
3:04AM
6.23
3:31PM
5.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.06
8:00AM
0.06
8:21PM
0.29
8:45AM
0.33
9:09PM
0.65
9:36AM
0.72
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:54-------5:52-------5:50----
Sunset-------8:00-------8:01-------8:04
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C109878101010877791011101010999101110
Feels °C (?)554224453222323222120132
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