Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 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
13.2° 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 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 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)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
22
61
35
32
16
16
16
16
9
23
25
26
28
40
40
28
27
25
25
25
25
25
24
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54AM6.19m
3:24PM6.01m
3:46AM5.76m
4:19PM5.60m
4:44AM5.33m
5:23PM5.25m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.64m
10:02PM1.03m
10:30AM0.97m
11:04PM1.34m
11:32AM1.27m
00:08AM1.55m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:50
8:51
8:52
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
17
18
18
18
16
17
18
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
22
22
22
22
21
11
11
11
13
14
16
16
16
17
15
16
17
20
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
Energy kJ
26
12
22
5
32
16
16
16
16
5
23
25
26
28
40
40
28
27
4
25
25
25
25
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
22
26
5
5
9
1
1
25
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
31
19
61
35
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
99
105
105
105
99
99
117
117
117
117
117
173
173
117
117
117
117
126
141
99
141
154
182
105
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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