Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)--
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
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)
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.1
W
10
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
260
88
65
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
268
201
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:39PM5.89m
3:57AM5.55m
4:17PM5.44m
4:37AM5.08m
5:00PM4.98m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.81m
10:07PM1.07m
10:23AM1.23m
10:48PM1.45m
11:05AM1.64m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
21
21
20
21
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
16
16
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
18
17
15
18
15
15
14
14
16
16
14
16
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
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