Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
21.0°C
3.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 6PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2.4
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
SW
5
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
1.6
SW
6
2.2
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
2.2
WSW
8
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
170
511
1161
1482
966
515
282
128
0
58
54
0
421
582
557
418
320
194
128
144
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:51PM6.39m
1:04AM6.42m
1:24PM6.57m
1:39AM6.52m
1:58PM6.61m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.51m
7:27AM0.27m
7:46PM0.41m
8:01AM0.25m
8:20PM0.42m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:46
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
20
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
18
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
15
15
14
16
15
13
10
9
9
12
13
15
15
14
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