Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
19.7° C
4.0° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
E
3
0.5
NE
3
0.1
W
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.1
W
8
0.5
NE
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
10
11
5
2
2
1
1
2
4
1
0
1
9
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
0
E
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
E
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08PM6.60m
2:26AM6.45m
2:52PM6.43m
3:10AM6.18m
3:35PM6.14m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.11m
8:41PM0.43m
9:01AM0.25m
9:26PM0.60m
9:44AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:01
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
22
22
21
20
20
18
17
15
19
20
19
19
16
14
12
11
16
19
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
20
20
18
17
19
19
15
12
16
16
15
13
11
9
8
7
12
15
14
13
13
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