Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast 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 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 2AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)343444444444333333101099911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12131215181819181821187555775101413885
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
6.45
3:04AM
6.23
3:31PM
5.98
3:55AM
5.72
4:27PM
5.46
4:54AM
5.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
0.65
9:36AM
0.72
10:04PM
1.09
10:35AM
1.15
11:09PM
1.51
11:45AM
1.51
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:48-------5:47--
Sunset-8:01-------8:04-------8:06------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C10109109991011111012119111212108887912
Feels °C (?)232212123447645543223247
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