Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
370
412
332
205
232
85
0
14
12
23
17
0
28
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:48PM5.46m
5:20AM5.14m
5:55PM5.04m
6:41AM4.82m
7:26PM4.85m
Low Tide
10:47AM1.31m
11:23PM1.47m
11:56AM1.68m
00:41AM1.71m
1:22PM1.86m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
20
19
16
15
15
14
15
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
19
22
24
23
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
17
19
21
21
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