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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | |
4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:42PM5.78m | 12:03PM5.77m | 00:18AM5.84m | 12:39PM5.83m | 00:53AM5.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM1.15m | 6:00AM0.96m | 6:17PM1.08m | 6:37AM0.91m | 6:54PM1.07m | 7:14AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 53 | — | — | 41 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 40 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | S 2 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 74 | 80 | 82 | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 35 | 64 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 99 | 154 | 141 | 128 | 99 | 99 | 402 | 160 | 141 | 99 | 99 | 26 | 99 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 182 | 117 | 117 | 182 | 226 | 99 | 402 |
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