Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 0.30° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.7° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 9AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)--
Evening (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
4
1.7
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
1.9
SW
6
2
SW
7
1.7
SW
6
1.3
WSW
7
2
SSW
6
2.5
SW
7
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.4
SW
8
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
1.5
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
0
0
293
332
287
342
240
159
309
625
1892
1382
844
502
274
139
0
61
42
0
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:58PM5.90m
12:18PM6.10m
00:31AM6.21m
12:51PM6.39m
1:04AM6.42m
1:24PM6.57m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.65m
6:39PM0.71m
6:54AM0.40m
7:13PM0.51m
7:27AM0.27m
7:46PM0.41m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:49
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
16
18
20
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
11
12
12
8
11
12
13
14
15
15
16
15
13
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