Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
SW
6
2
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
13
13
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
309
361
407
138
96
109
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:40PM6.06m
3:58AM5.81m
4:23PM5.82m
4:46AM5.53m
5:14PM5.52m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.75m
10:07PM1.00m
10:24AM0.97m
10:53PM1.19m
11:14AM1.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
23
21
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
20
19
20
19
19
19
17
16
15
15
13
13
12
11
13
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
14
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