Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast 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
10.8° 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 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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 (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.3
SW
0.7
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)1413131312126111212117111151110101010106103
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)184171166252327227335344029901819181717161010444
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
6.62
12:16AM
6.85
12:36PM
6.87
12:55AM
6.98
1:17PM
6.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
0.26
6:14PM
0.11
6:36AM
0.02
6:55PM
-0.00
7:17AM
-0.05
7:37PM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:01-------5:58-------5:56------
Sunset-----7:55-------7:58-------7:59--
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1312121213121212111010121213121087912121098
Feels °C (?)1098799998867799632488643
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