Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.4° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2.1
WSW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
S
3
0.4
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
237
293
392
303
183
126
0
0
14
13
23
0
0
10
6
4
8
4
4
4
4
2
4
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
20
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:21AM5.60m
4:48PM5.46m
5:20AM5.14m
5:55PM5.04m
6:41AM4.82m
7:26PM4.85m
Low Tide
10:23PM1.12m
10:47AM1.31m
11:23PM1.47m
11:56AM1.68m
00:41AM1.71m
1:22PM1.86m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
19
20
18
16
14
14
14
15
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
22
23
24
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
16
15
13
12
10
11
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
14
13
14
16
19
19
22
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