Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
1.2
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
1.2
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)96101161714141414141313131212611778111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49109357104513213012812518485832523222770555135321930
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:03-------6:01-------5:58----
Sunset-------7:53-------7:55-------7:58
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121111101111121212131211111213131312121011121315
Feels °C (?)876666810910987891010910787812
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