Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.7° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.6
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
SW
6
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
5
10
10
1
2
2
0
0
0
370
573
487
279
145
94
178
374
1276
976
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
10
WSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
40
S
40
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM5.73m
11:58PM5.90m
12:18PM6.10m
00:31AM6.21m
12:51PM6.39m
Low Tide
6:03PM1.01m
6:20AM0.65m
6:39PM0.71m
6:54AM0.40m
7:13PM0.51m
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:52
7:51
 mm
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
21
21
21
19
17
17
18
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
21
20
19
16
16
14
16
14
16
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
12
13
13
11
11
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