Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
S
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)1010109339914444444444444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444323224171316171619182323191614141110
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
6.78
2:19AM
6.65
2:43PM
6.45
3:04AM
6.23
3:31PM
5.98
3:55AM
5.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.06
8:21PM
0.29
8:45AM
0.33
9:09PM
0.65
9:36AM
0.72
10:04PM
1.09
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:50-------5:48
Sunset---8:00-------8:01-------8:04----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C8101010877791010109109991011109988
Feels °C (?)245532221122231211332333
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