Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
44
104
91
99
60
32
38
51
260
50
37
65
67
42
80
22
19
26
84
65
35
35
28
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
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
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:52AM6.70m
2:11PM6.65m
2:32AM6.47m
2:52PM6.33m
3:15AM6.08m
3:38PM5.88m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.28m
8:31PM0.38m
8:51AM0.57m
9:15PM0.71m
9:38AM0.98m
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
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17
16
16
Feels °C
18
17
15
17
15
17
19
19
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
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15
15
14
14
15
16
16
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