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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | S 3 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 3 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:26PM5.51m | 10:49AM5.49m | 11:05PM5.66m | 11:27AM5.66m | 11:42PM5.78m | 12:03PM5.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM1.37m | 4:44AM1.20m | 5:01PM1.25m | 5:23AM1.06m | 5:40PM1.15m | 6:00AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 3 | S 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 13 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 366 | 389 | 330 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 386 | 376 | 317 | 296 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 331 | 292 | 141 | 128 | 99 | 99 | 339 |
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