Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.2
WSW
6
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.1
SW
9
0.4
SE
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
4
5
3
3
7
12
8
3
3
2
5
5
4
4
5
3
3
8
15
8
8
6
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:12PM5.61m
10:46AM5.78m
11:08PM6.03m
11:38AM6.21m
11:57PM6.38m
12:24PM6.55m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.94m
5:11PM0.98m
5:39AM0.54m
6:05PM0.63m
6:28AM0.22m
6:52PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:24
8:23
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
19
23
22
18
20
20
19
21
26
30
29
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
21
21
Feels °C
14
14
12
12
14
17
15
13
15
15
14
16
22
26
23
21
22
21
22
22
25
25
19
21
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