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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 3AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (27 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
1.2
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
S
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1246677666131314141317121217161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4954215406502453160183265326273286147109104178164398371367306157145132
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
40
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
SE
45
S
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
20
S
15
SSW
5
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
5.43
5:22PM
5.12
6:00AM
5.17
6:44PM
4.97
7:24AM
5.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
1.29
11:24AM
1.44
11:53PM
1.54
12:36PM
1.56
1:10AM
1.65
1:56PM
1.49
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise----7:41-------7:41-------7:39---
Sunset------4:40-------4:42-------4:44-
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--458101-------1---------
Temp. °C877789988777898777766777
Feels °C (?)2-2-3-4-20200113563343221110
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