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Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 03 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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 5 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 2 | NE 3 | W 7 | W 7 | NNE 3 | W 7 | NE 3 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:15AM6.10m | 1:33PM6.01m | 1:47AM5.94m | 2:07PM5.82m | 2:21AM5.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.79m | 7:32AM0.73m | 7:49PM0.93m | 8:06AM0.90m | 8:24PM1.13m | 8:43AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — |
 kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | SW 6 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | N 2 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 656 | 450 | 410 | 412 | 410 | 371 | 366 | 410 | 357 | 357 | 446 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 457 | 705 | 457 | 446 | 446 | 463 | 468 | 463 | 674 | 674 |
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