Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
19.7° C
4.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
2
2
5
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
SE
10
S
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM6.63m
1:41AM6.59m
2:08PM6.60m
2:26AM6.45m
2:52PM6.43m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.11m
7:55PM0.38m
8:16AM0.11m
8:41PM0.43m
9:01AM0.25m
9:26PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
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5:03
5:03
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:02
9:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
23
24
24
24
19
18
17
16
22
21
22
21
21
18
17
15
19
21
20
19
16
13
Feels °C
15
17
19
18
18
19
15
15
14
12
19
18
20
18
20
17
16
13
17
18
16
14
12
9
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