Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.8° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). 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 (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
10
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
47
82
41
20
27
19
18
18
18
23
12
20
20
20
19
5
7
4
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:52PM6.33m
3:15AM6.08m
3:38PM5.88m
4:05AM5.59m
4:32PM5.37m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.71m
9:38AM0.98m
10:07PM1.11m
10:37AM1.42m
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cloud
clear
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Temp °C
17
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16
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18
Feels °C
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