Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
21.5° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.5
WSW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
56
27
0
0
0
103
122
0
0
0
0
312
198
187
54
27
16
8
7
3
5
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:17PM5.44m
4:37AM5.08m
5:00PM4.98m
5:26AM4.64m
5:55PM4.57m
Low Tide
10:23AM1.23m
10:48PM1.45m
11:05AM1.64m
11:35PM1.82m
11:58AM2.01m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
16
14
13
16
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
13
15
16
16
15
16
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
11
10
12
16
17
16
14
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