Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 6PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
7
17
23
18
21
16
16
12
14
6
5
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17AM4.24m
8:55PM4.41m
9:37AM4.49m
9:59PM4.73m
10:29AM4.88m
Low Tide
2:25PM2.28m
3:08AM2.09m
3:40PM2.08m
4:14AM1.77m
4:38PM1.74m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
20
18
20
18
18
18
19
20
21
20
Feels °C
15
15
16
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
12
13
11
13
12
13
12
14
17
19
19
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