Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BST
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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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
210
227
238
142
105
73
62
43
22
19
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
NNE
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:57AM4.79m
8:34PM5.14m
9:02AM5.19m
9:30PM5.58m
9:55AM5.66m
Low Tide
1:58AM1.80m
2:22PM1.54m
2:56AM1.46m
3:18PM1.21m
3:48AM1.06m
4:09PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:37
8:37
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
7
7
8
11
12
12
12
12
9
10
9
10
11
12
11
9
7
6
5
10
11
11
10
9
3
5
5
6
6
6
8
8
5
4
2
3
3
5
4
2
1
1
0
5
7
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
6
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
142
105
73
62
43
22
19
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
11
21
18
19
21
61
106
140
210
227
238
16
9
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
195
195
105
105
233
233
479
383
233
390
392
918
984
703
891
432
296
432
432
108
105
142
126
198
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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