Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 3AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
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
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
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
3
6
5
5
5
4
4
9
9
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
S
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
SW
5
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM5.29m
10:26PM5.51m
10:49AM5.49m
11:05PM5.66m
11:27AM5.66m
Low Tide
4:01AM1.35m
4:19PM1.37m
4:44AM1.20m
5:01PM1.25m
5:23AM1.06m
5:40PM1.15m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:58
9:00
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
22
23
23
24
22
20
19
19
20
18
20
20
18
17
16
17
18
17
17
16
17
16
15
17
22
24
24
24
21
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
5
4
4
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
6
5
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
5
3
5
4
2
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
255
173
173
255
255
413
413
412
413
412
412
412
386
376
198
301
198
198
198
173
198
362
314
292
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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