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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
1.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
2.4
S
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)1615141413121256777788141413131213121717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2392241641161067449104348581587350493824653281247171138599265181427560
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SSE
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
S
35
SSW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
5.76
4:17PM
5.43
4:48AM
5.43
5:22PM
5.12
6:00AM
5.17
6:44PM
4.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
1.23
10:46PM
1.29
11:24AM
1.44
11:53PM
1.54
12:36PM
1.56
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise--7:43-------7:41-------7:41-----
Sunset----4:38-------4:40-------4:42---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------3764-111--------
Temp. °C5567688777810988877888777
Feels °C (?)1222031-2-4-4-220-1021-1135334
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