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Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 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
11.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
W
0.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010109333934444444444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444423332914181618211918231818121112
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
6.78
2:19AM
6.65
2:43PM
6.45
3:04AM
6.23
3:31PM
5.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.06
8:21PM
0.29
8:45AM
0.33
9:09PM
0.65
9:36AM
0.72
10:04PM
1.09
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:54-------5:52-------5:50------
Sunset-----8:00-------8:01-------8:04--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C7781010108777910101091099910111099
Feels °C (?)322455313101221212123233
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