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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | — | NE 2 | W 7 | W 7 | NNE 4 | W 7 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 6 | E 6 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | |
High Tide | 1:33PM6.01m | 1:47AM5.94m | 2:07PM5.82m | 2:21AM5.71m | 2:41PM5.57m | 2:57AM5.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.93m | 8:06AM0.90m | 8:24PM1.13m | 8:43AM1.13m | 9:02PM1.39m | 9:23AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | E 6 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 410 | 357 | 330 | 330 | 435 | 446 | 364 | 457 | 449 | 463 | 463 | 457 | 680 | 656 | 674 | 435 | 480 | 418 | 412 | 412 | 350 | 330 | 361 | 669 |
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