Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
SW
12
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
406
425
508
800
700
412
264
188
134
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
4
16
10
5
5
10
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:03AM6.15m
11:21PM6.21m
11:41AM6.42m
11:59PM6.43m
12:16PM6.56m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.61m
5:44AM0.45m
6:04PM0.40m
6:20AM0.33m
6:38PM0.31m
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light rain
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 mm
1
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4
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Temp °C
16
17
16
17
17
16
13
13
12
10
12
13
13
14
12
12
12
11
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
10
9
9
9
9
7
7
5
4
5
5
5
7
6
8
8
8
11
12
9
9
9
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