Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 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 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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 (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.4
SW
0.5
WSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)611127117111111111010101010661010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)247334543329193029292816262510444444443
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
6.85
12:36PM
6.87
12:55AM
6.98
1:17PM
6.93
1:36AM
6.91
1:59PM
6.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.02
6:55PM
-0.00
7:17AM
-0.05
7:37PM
0.06
8:00AM
0.06
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---5:58-------5:56-------5:54----
Sunset-------7:58-------7:59-------8:00
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C1313111010121414121087912121198768999
Feels °C (?)11108767101086325910854313444
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