Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
21.0°C
3.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.3
E
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SSW
3
0.1
W
7
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
3
0.1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
2.1
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
8
3
10
1
10
5
6
2
2
0
0
356
558
554
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
SSE
15
WSW
5
SW
20
S
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10AM5.32m
11:23PM5.53m
11:45AM5.73m
11:58PM5.90m
12:18PM6.10m
Low Tide
5:24PM1.36m
5:44AM0.98m
6:03PM1.01m
6:20AM0.65m
6:39PM0.71m
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:52
 mm
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
18
20
19
18
16
18
18
18
16
16
14
13
12
13
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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