Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.3
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.5
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
22
45
21
45
30
17
9
4
43
41
33
17
11
18
26
17
34
6
6
16
12
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
W
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:40AM5.26m
10:05PM5.50m
10:37AM5.76m
10:57PM5.97m
11:24AM6.22m
Low Tide
3:31AM1.40m
4:05PM1.38m
4:35AM0.97m
5:03PM0.95m
5:26AM0.56m
5:50PM0.57m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:24
 mm
3
4
6
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
18
18
15
14
13
11
14
17
17
17
18
17
15
14
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
11
13
13
14
14
9
9
8
7
10
13
12
13
16
14
13
12
14
13
12
13
13
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