Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)517141414141413131312126612121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)045132130128125184171832523232527106352421193029292827
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
6.21
11:36PM
6.53
11:56AM
6.62
12:16AM
6.85
12:36PM
6.87
12:55AM
6.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
0.38
5:56AM
0.26
6:14PM
0.11
6:36AM
0.02
6:55PM
-0.00
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:01-------5:58-------5:56
Sunset---7:53-------7:55-------7:58----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111121112121211111213131313121111131314131198
Feels °C (?)66881099878910111098898109743
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