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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 2PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 96 | 61 | 87 | 59 | 50 | 67 | 114 | 109 | 103 | 138 | 115 | 290 | 284 | 336 | 388 | 307 | 297 | 179 | 159 | 121 | 54 | 40 | 38 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:45PM 5.18 | 4:20AM 5.15 | 4:47PM 4.84 | 5:26AM 4.92 | 5:58PM 4.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:04AM 1.43 | 10:27PM 1.39 | 11:01AM 1.66 | 11:23PM 1.63 | 12:00PM 1.79 | 12:21AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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