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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 9PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 6 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:05PM5.66m | 11:27AM5.66m | 11:42PM5.78m | 12:03PM5.77m | 00:18AM5.84m | 12:39PM5.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM1.25m | 5:23AM1.06m | 5:40PM1.15m | 6:00AM0.96m | 6:17PM1.08m | 6:37AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 53 | — | — | 19 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 31 | 31 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 54 | 80 | 41 | 42 | 36 | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 386 | 376 | 332 | 296 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 327 | 292 | 141 | 128 | 99 | 99 | 339 | 339 | 105 | 99 | 26 | 26 | 99 |
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