Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
W
6
0.1
SW
11
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
SW
12
0.8
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
456
553
877
650
390
221
188
134
0
0
0
0
0
5
37
25
17
10
6
5
20
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:03AM6.15m
11:21PM6.21m
11:41AM6.42m
11:59PM6.43m
12:16PM6.56m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.61m
5:44AM0.45m
6:04PM0.40m
6:20AM0.33m
6:38PM0.31m
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
14
13
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
8
7
10
12
12
11
9
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