Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.3
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.5
WSW
6
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
0
37
11
10
4
0
94
53
11
18
18
11
7
6
37
0
13
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
35
SW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:40AM5.26m
10:05PM5.50m
10:37AM5.76m
10:57PM5.97m
11:24AM6.22m
Low Tide
4:05PM1.38m
4:35AM0.97m
5:03PM0.95m
5:26AM0.56m
5:50PM0.57m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:24
 mm
5
9
4
Temp °C
16
17
15
18
16
14
13
12
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
12
11
14
10
9
8
7
10
12
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
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