Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | W 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 13 | SE 4 | WSW 6 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 211 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:29PM4.63m | 5:04AM4.45m | 5:35PM4.32m | 6:30AM4.28m | 7:15PM4.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM2.08m | 11:57AM2.28m | 00:35AM2.20m | 1:17PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | N 4 | W 10 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 4 | NE 6 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | ENE 5 | SW 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | E 2 | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 39 | 211 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 148 | 101 | 179 | 245 | 248 | 204 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 126 | 275 | 172 | 126 | 168 | 355 | 589 |
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