Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.7° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1
SW
5
0.6
WSW
10
1.3
SW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.9
WSW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.1
SW
7
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
144
159
115
75
49
80
76
0
268
227
255
100
68
37
24
33
33
46
34
24
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:51PM6.56m
1:08AM6.46m
1:24PM6.42m
1:41AM6.28m
1:57PM6.17m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.34m
7:25AM0.46m
7:42PM0.50m
7:57AM0.68m
8:14PM0.74m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:18
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Temp °C
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
19
18
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
10
13
14
14
14
15
14
12
15
14
10
11
11
13
12
12
11
12
13
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