Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
19.7° C
4.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.3
SW
3
0.1
W
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
SE
10
S
15
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
ESE
35
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:23PM6.63m
1:41AM6.59m
2:08PM6.60m
2:26AM6.45m
2:52PM6.43m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.38m
8:16AM0.11m
8:41PM0.43m
9:01AM0.25m
9:26PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
18
17
16
16
22
22
22
21
20
18
16
15
19
21
19
18
16
Feels °C
17
19
14
15
14
13
19
20
20
18
19
17
14
13
17
18
16
13
12
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