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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 3AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | WSW 3 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:08AM5.29m | 10:26PM5.51m | 10:49AM5.49m | 11:05PM5.66m | 11:27AM5.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM1.35m | 4:19PM1.37m | 4:44AM1.20m | 5:01PM1.25m | 5:23AM1.06m | 5:40PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 173 | 173 | 255 | 255 | 413 | 413 | 412 | 413 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 386 | 376 | 198 | 301 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 173 | 198 | 362 | 314 | 292 |
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