Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)--
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
2
1
2
0
0
2
1
1
3
4
3
7
14
10
10
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
E
15
E
25
E
5
SE
5
NNW
10
S
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:45PM5.13m
11:10AM5.32m
11:23PM5.53m
11:45AM5.73m
Low Tide
4:38PM1.74m
5:03AM1.37m
5:24PM1.36m
5:44AM0.98m
6:03PM1.01m
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
1
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
21
20
20
19
17
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
18
17
19
20
20
21
20
19
22
19
17
20
18
19
16
16
17
16
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