Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
21.1°C
3.9° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
10
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
18
16
16
13
13
8
5
5
1
2
2
2
2
6
6
3
2
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:59PM4.73m
10:29AM4.88m
10:45PM5.13m
11:10AM5.32m
Low Tide
3:40PM2.08m
4:14AM1.77m
4:38PM1.74m
5:03AM1.37m
5:24PM1.36m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:58
 mm
1
5
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
18
17
18
20
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
20
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
12
11
12
15
17
17
18
19
21
19
18
20
21
20
18
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Eastbourne surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest