Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.7° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
1
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)
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
91
29
20
11
7
7
6
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:22PM4.22m
7:29AM4.14m
8:17PM4.26m
9:06AM4.42m
9:30PM4.63m
Low Tide
12:28PM2.34m
1:14AM2.30m
1:54PM2.36m
2:36AM2.14m
3:11PM2.10m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
20
20
19
18
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
14
15
16
18
16
16
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
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