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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 3 | W 9 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 223 | 254 | 164 | 127 | 108 | 62 | 48 | 31 | 68 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:02AM5.19m | 9:30PM5.58m | 9:55AM5.66m | 10:19PM6.04m | 10:43AM6.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM1.46m | 3:18PM1.21m | 3:48AM1.06m | 4:09PM0.86m | 4:37AM0.66m | 4:58PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 5 | W 9 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | 127 | 108 | 62 | 48 | 31 | 68 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 34 | 94 | 113 | 167 | 223 | 254 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | 30 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 329 | 287 | 538 | 876 | 911 | 535 | 432 | 432 | 296 | 361 | 917 | 126 | 8 | 433 | 126 | 261 | 319 | 431 | 431 | 198 | 431 | 412 | 140 |
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