Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
21.0°C
3.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
7
0.7
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.8
SW
6
2
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
1.8
SW
6
2.1
SSW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
5
2
2
0
0
0
237
357
303
313
321
273
380
381
661
893
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
SE
5
SW
5
W
15
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
SW
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
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
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:23PM5.53m
11:45AM5.73m
11:58PM5.90m
12:18PM6.10m
00:31AM6.21m
12:51PM6.39m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.98m
6:03PM1.01m
6:20AM0.65m
6:39PM0.71m
6:54AM0.40m
7:13PM0.51m
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cloud
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6:03
6:05
6:05
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7:55
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
Temp °C
20
20
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21
20
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18
17
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19
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18
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18
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18
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
19
20
20
19
17
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