Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.1° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
1
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
Period (s)
2.2
W
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.8
SW
6
3
SW
7
4
SW
9
4
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
11
1.9
SW
6
2.2
SSW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
794
493
284
199
0
879
2176
3167
4291
2091
1109
897
763
650
507
344
198
122
43
244
387
635
558
535
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
W
40
WSW
50
SW
65
SSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
50
W
45
W
50
W
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:16PM5.52m
10:37AM5.88m
10:55PM6.00m
11:15AM6.32m
11:34PM6.41m
11:52AM6.64m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.95m
4:53PM0.79m
5:10AM0.58m
5:32PM0.42m
5:50AM0.30m
6:11PM0.17m
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cloud
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light rain
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clear
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7:39
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4:46
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Temp °C
10
10
10
13
13
13
14
16
16
12
12
11
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
12
12
15
17
16
Feels °C
0
2
4
7
5
3
3
6
6
3
2
1
2
3
5
5
7
7
6
4
3
7
11
9
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