Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 May 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (11 May)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
E
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
182
175
192
127
96
64
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:25PM4.80m
7:57AM4.79m
8:34PM5.14m
9:02AM5.19m
9:30PM5.58m
Low Tide
1:20PM1.79m
1:58AM1.80m
2:22PM1.54m
2:56AM1.46m
3:18PM1.21m
3:48AM1.06m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:35
8:37
8:37
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
7
11
9
7
6
8
10
11
12
13
12
9
10
9
10
11
12
11
9
8
6
7
6
5
2
7
5
3
3
5
5
5
6
9
9
5
4
1
3
3
5
4
3
2
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
6
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
127
96
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
Energy kJ
2
3
2
7
26
21
14
12
13
53
81
136
182
175
192
12
9
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
463
457
457
486
195
195
195
105
105
233
847
483
233
233
243
392
897
715
879
1029
703
432
504
504
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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