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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
13.2° 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 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 19 | 40 | 105 | 162 | 170 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 315 | 240 | 256 | 248 | 0 | 61 | 59 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:59PM6.78m | 1:19AM6.76m | 1:45PM6.66m | 2:06AM6.54m | 2:33PM6.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.05m | 7:22PM0.26m | 7:47AM0.13m | 8:12PM0.43m | 8:38AM0.34m | 9:05PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | 8:47 |
1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 43 | 51 | — | 61 | 59 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | S 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 26 | 24 | 48 | 97 | 69 | — | 3 | 40 | 105 | 162 | 170 | 133 | 141 | 148 | 230 | 315 | 240 | 256 | 248 | 154 | 92 | 59 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 114 | 117 | 182 | 485 | 589 | 366 | 698 | 624 | 624 | 389 | 114 | 114 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 295 | 168 | 114 | 105 | 99 |
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