Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:
Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
11.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 77 | 67 | 137 | 109 | 103 | 126 | 132 | 287 | 343 | 473 | 383 | 304 | 297 | 179 | 159 | 155 | 109 | 72 | 69 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:20AM 5.15 | 4:47PM 4.84 | 5:26AM 4.92 | 5:58PM 4.66 | 6:36AM 4.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:27PM 1.39 | 11:01AM 1.66 | 11:23PM 1.63 | 12:00PM 1.79 | 12:21AM 1.78 | 12:58PM 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:52 | - |
 | | |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Eastbourne surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest