Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
19.0°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
103
60
31
38
36
50
111
36
37
67
46
82
26
20
28
36
65
18
35
16
Wind (km/h)
30
S
20
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:11PM6.65m
2:32AM6.47m
2:52PM6.33m
3:15AM6.08m
3:38PM5.88m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.28m
8:31PM0.38m
8:51AM0.57m
9:15PM0.71m
9:38AM0.98m
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light rain
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Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
18
18
17
15
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
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15
14
14
15
15
15
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