Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 6PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
SW
8
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.2
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.5
SSW
5
2.3
SSW
6
3
S
7
3
S
8
2.5
SSW
8
1.3
SW
12
3
W
7
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
505
816
857
643
530
1044
1083
663
362
193
97
107
405
993
1290
754
473
733
1601
1016
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
50
W
50
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
S
45
S
50
S
55
S
55
SSE
35
E
40
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM4.47m
8:40PM4.57m
9:13AM4.89m
9:34PM5.02m
9:58AM5.39m
Low Tide
2:28PM2.04m
2:54AM1.76m
3:25PM1.66m
3:45AM1.36m
4:11PM1.22m
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light rain
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7:30
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7:31
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7:33
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5:54
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5:52
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5:51
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 mm
1
1
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1
8
4
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2
4
4
1
3
2
2
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Temp °C
15
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
14
15
14
15
13
14
13
12
13
9
9
10
Feels °C
10
1
1
2
3
4
3
5
6
8
10
9
7
4
4
2
6
5
-4
-4
-2
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