Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 21 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
11.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)333344444444444433333333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)334712151720191823181921179699118988
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
6.45
3:04AM
6.23
3:31PM
5.98
3:55AM
5.72
4:27PM
5.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
0.33
9:09PM
0.65
9:36AM
0.72
10:04PM
1.09
10:35AM
1.15
11:09PM
1.51
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-5:52-------5:50-------5:48------
Sunset-----8:01-------8:04-------8:06--
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C78910101091099910121110111091011121087
Feels °C (?)233222231202433653335321
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