Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
5
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
26
25
24
23
23
23
14
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
N
20
NNW
10
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:04PM5.44m
3:25AM5.22m
3:42PM5.03m
4:07AM4.81m
4:29PM4.63m
Low Tide
9:06AM1.32m
9:26PM1.43m
9:48AM1.70m
10:14PM1.79m
10:44AM2.05m
light rain
rain showers
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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7:24
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1
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Temp °C
15
12
16
15
12
10
10
9
10
13
12
12
10
10
10
9
11
13
11
9
11
Feels °C
13
6
10
10
6
5
5
4
4
6
4
5
3
3
3
1
4
5
4
4
9
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