Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
17.6°C
2.6° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 6AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.6
E
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.2
W
11
1.4
WSW
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
6
10
10
8
9
14
13
9
0
6
6
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
40
NNE
25
N
10
NE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:07AM4.81m
4:29PM4.63m
5:04AM4.45m
5:35PM4.32m
6:30AM4.28m
7:15PM4.27m
Low Tide
10:14PM1.79m
10:44AM2.05m
11:18PM2.08m
11:57AM2.28m
00:35AM2.20m
1:17PM2.28m
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7:26
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7:28
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5:59
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1
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
5
2
4
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
8
9
7
10
10
7
7
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