Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 BST
Forecast 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Eastbourne this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Eastbourne in the next 12 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 15) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 17) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 4PM (Mon 15th Sep)11ft (3.5m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Eastbourne over the next 12 days.

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
1
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)7775899877667767661094
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)453145737412871521230695636928812803353523263747316452121
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
20
W
20
SSW
30
S
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
25
W
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
ENE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
5.73
4:38PM
5.51
5:10AM
5.15
5:43PM
4.97
6:30AM
4.71
7:16PM
4.67
8:14AM
4.65
8:53PM
4.79
9:35AM
4.97
10:00PM
5.16
10:29AM
5.40
10:48PM
5.57
11:12AM
5.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
0.94
10:43AM
1.23
11:17PM
1.40
11:50AM
1.70
12:33AM
1.77
1:15PM
1.98
2:02AM
1.86
2:45PM
1.93
3:25AM
1.66
3:59PM
1.64
4:28AM
1.30
4:54PM
1.27
5:15AM
0.95
Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise--6:31--6:33--6:33--6:35--6:37--6:39--6:39
Sunset7:17--7:15--7:14--7:10--7:08--7:07--7:05--
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1--11----1332-21-----
Temp. °C161516191916161616161616181818171717171719
Feels °C (?)810121311667881110141414141313141716
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for South Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Eastbourne (calm at Willingdon wx 4 km from Eastbourne). A 1.8m swell from the WSW

    Eastbourne
Expand
<
>
View all

2 h 10 min ago

3 km/h
WNW
Clean
Please reload the page to see if there are any updates.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Eastbourne surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Information about the Eastbourne Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Eastbourne provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Eastbourne can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Eastbourne surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Eastbourne) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Eastbourne may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Eastbourne is 11 km (7 miles) from Hailsham. If you plan a holiday in South Coast of England, look for hotels and other accommodation in Hailsham. Hailsham has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

Nearest
Nearest
Nearest