Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 9 | W 8 | — | E 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45PM5.13m | 11:10AM5.32m | 11:23PM5.53m | 11:45AM5.73m | 11:58PM5.90m | 12:18PM6.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM1.37m | 5:24PM1.36m | 5:44AM0.98m | 6:03PM1.01m | 6:20AM0.65m | 6:39PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 8 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | E 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | E 2 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | — | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 54 | 46 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 321 | 342 | 340 | 407 | 433 | 377 | 440 | 692 | 653 | 275 | 413 | 412 | 413 | 287 | 296 | 339 | 105 | 345 | 383 | 400 | 392 | 366 | 176 |
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