Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
0.7
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)7161615141414138888887774845474
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)382224124131815429274533321651999218191623254723
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:07-------6:05
Sunset---7:47-------7:49-------7:51----
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
1---------------------1-
Temp. °C10101010999910101010109991010111112121111
Feels °C (?)334656778656766666889977
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