Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 84 | 161 | 479 | 685 | 1097 | 2655 | 2555 | 1191 | 538 | 787 | 660 | 429 | 446 | 298 | 60 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:15PM4.27m | 8:10AM4.47m | 8:40PM4.57m | 9:13AM4.89m | 9:34PM5.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM2.28m | 1:51AM2.07m | 2:28PM2.04m | 2:54AM1.76m | 3:25PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 247 | 101 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 11 | — | W 11 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | W 13 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 99 | 84 | 84 | 161 | 479 | 685 | 1097 | 2655 | 2555 | 1191 | 538 | 787 | 660 | 429 | 446 | 298 | 60 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 303 | 182 | 173 | 320 | 329 | 353 | 356 | 493 | 419 | 418 | 591 | 402 | 322 | 269 | 99 | 292 | 353 | 307 | 351 |
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