Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off |
High Tide | 3:04PM5.44m | 3:25AM5.22m | 3:42PM5.03m | 4:07AM4.81m | 4:29PM4.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM1.43m | 9:48AM1.70m | 10:14PM1.79m | 10:44AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 154 | 154 | 141 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 294 | 320 | 326 | 142 | 142 | 148 | 101 |
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