Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 80 | 152 | 330 | 1087 | 1283 | 1093 | 778 | 618 | 438 | 657 | 509 | 268 | 149 | 159 | 147 | 440 | 1042 | 1217 | 569 | 86 | 751 | 1433 | 847 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM4.47m | 8:40PM4.57m | 9:13AM4.89m | 9:34PM5.02m | 9:58AM5.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM2.07m | 2:28PM2.04m | 2:54AM1.76m | 3:25PM1.66m | 3:45AM1.36m | 4:11PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | -1 | -5 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 50 | — | — | 101 | 569 | 86 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 144 | 86 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 68 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | NNE 3 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 80 | 152 | 330 | 1087 | 1283 | 1093 | 778 | 618 | 438 | 657 | 509 | 268 | 149 | 82 | 147 | 440 | 1042 | 1217 | 6 | 383 | 751 | 1433 | 847 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 275 | 250 | 19 | 418 | 383 | 419 | 483 | 91 | 363 | 363 | 160 | 355 | 168 | 330 | 542 | 374 | 286 | 128 | 392 | 330 | 752 | 865 | 687 |
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