Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 09 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
12.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (10 May)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
10 AM
1 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
11
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
N
3
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.7
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
4
6
1
3
0
14
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
W
10
W
20
W
25
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56PM4.77m
5:22AM4.64m
6:05PM4.67m
6:38AM4.59m
7:25PM4.80m
7:57AM4.79m
Low Tide
11:45PM2.04m
12:14PM1.89m
00:53AM2.01m
1:20PM1.79m
1:58AM1.80m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:31
8:34
8:35
Temp °C
16
15
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
6
4
5
10
10
10
10
9
7
7
8
10
11
9
9
6
5
5
4
5
3
3
2
2
0
-2
0
5
4
5
6
6
4
4
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
E
7
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
3
2
1
11
5
3
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
3
4
6
14
25
24
14
13
16
18
12
6
1
1
1
1
2
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
433
356
432
435
432
463
468
837
371
389
329
369
369
275
275
387
457
421
195
195
105
105
411
847
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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