Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 BST
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Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1313121261112121171111511101010101066101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13625232222733534332942301918171716101044444
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
ESE
10
SE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
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
ononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
6.62
12:16AM
6.85
12:36PM
6.87
12:55AM
6.98
1:17PM
6.93
1:36AM
6.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
0.11
6:36AM
0.02
6:55PM
-0.00
7:17AM
-0.05
7:37PM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:56-------5:54
Sunset---7:55-------7:58-------7:59----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C12121313121210101012131311109791212109865
Feels °C (?)989111096767810765249974410
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