Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
17.6°C
2.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.2
N
4
0.1
W
10
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
0
2
2
4
6
6
10
10
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
40
NNE
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:42PM5.03m
4:07AM4.81m
4:29PM4.63m
5:04AM4.45m
5:35PM4.32m
Low Tide
10:14PM1.79m
10:44AM2.05m
11:18PM2.08m
11:57AM2.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:24
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7:26
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6:02
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6:00
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5:59
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 mm
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1
7
1
5
1
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1
Temp °C
14
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
7
5
4
4
4
4
5
6
3
4
6
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
10
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