Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
8.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Afternoon (12 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (12 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
WSW
0.9
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)7614667788898886676151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120113820295483708108912681636137383348533518112020058363433333231
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
55
SSW
60
SSW
45
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
4.55
4:50PM
4.28
5:33AM
4.23
6:39PM
4.12
7:29AM
4.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
2.07
11:02AM
2.18
11:37PM
2.34
12:26PM
2.32
1:07AM
2.37
1:52PM
2.15
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----6:20-------6:18-------6:16---
Sunset------5:57-------5:59--------6:00
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------43---1-------1
Temp. °C9899991111111197787665425898
Feels °C (?)52210-1000-1-10010330-1-30223
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