Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 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
9.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)161615141413131312121313121212121233333313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)906234333027776666666532210233
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
6.46
11:24AM
6.56
11:44PM
6.79
12:00PM
6.82
12:20AM
6.96
12:38PM
6.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.36
5:46PM
0.09
6:06AM
0.11
6:22PM
-0.05
6:42AM
0.02
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:05-------6:01-------6:00---
Sunset-------6:08-------6:09-------6:12
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1311119101213111110999111197666710109
Feels °C (?)756457866655466421111444
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