Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
2
5
5
4
4
4
3
16
8
8
8
8
9
4
4
4
4
8
16
0
3
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
SE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM6.21m
11:57PM6.38m
12:24PM6.55m
00:41AM6.62m
1:06PM6.73m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.54m
6:05PM0.63m
6:28AM0.22m
6:52PM0.37m
7:12AM0.04m
7:35PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
20
24
28
28
27
25
24
24
27
29
33
30
27
26
24
22
26
26
25
23
22
Feels °C
15
14
16
19
24
23
22
22
21
21
23
25
29
29
25
24
22
21
24
22
21
20
21
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