
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 6PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | W 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
135 | 505 | 816 | 857 | 643 | 530 | 1044 | 1083 | 663 | 362 | 193 | 97 | 107 | 405 | 993 | 1290 | 754 | 473 | 733 | 1601 | 1016 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM4.47m | 8:40PM4.57m | 9:13AM4.89m | 9:34PM5.02m | 9:58AM5.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM2.04m | 2:54AM1.76m | 3:25PM1.66m | 3:45AM1.36m | 4:11PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -4 | -4 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | S 7 | SW 15 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | 255 | 535 | 162 | 273 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 473 | 13 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | W 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
135 | 505 | 816 | 857 | 643 | 530 | 1044 | 1083 | 663 | 362 | 193 | 11 | 107 | 405 | 993 | 1290 | 754 | 15 | 733 | 1601 | 1016 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 418 | 330 | 490 | 543 | 396 | 363 | 239 | 339 | 160 | 114 | 364 | 418 | 304 | 275 | 283 | 59 | 330 | 329 | 865 | 852 |
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