Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.7
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)1111111111111010101010661010101010333333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332010530292928161610104444444436334
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
NE
5
S
10
SSE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
6.87
12:55AM
6.98
1:17PM
6.93
1:36AM
6.91
1:59PM
6.78
2:19AM
6.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
-0.00
7:17AM
-0.05
7:37PM
0.06
8:00AM
0.06
8:21PM
0.29
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:54-------5:52
Sunset---7:58-------7:59-------8:00----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11121314121098912121198778101098778
Feels °C (?)87810864351098542223322224
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