Surf Forecasts:
Eastbourne surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, WSW swell with 46 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Eastbourne this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Eastbourne in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Eastbourne over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's have a proper look at the next couple of weeks for the Eastbourne region. I won’t sugarcoat it – it’s looking pretty grim. The only break we’re watching is Eastbourne, and it’s not delivering.
From Monday, August 10th, right through the next 16 days, the surf is barely a whisper. We're talking tiny waves from 0.3ft to 2ft, with the combined swell energy almost always under 10 (weak energy). The periods are mixed, with some short 3-second junk and a few 9 to 10-second groundswell pulses that would be nice if there was any height to them.
The wind is a problem. For the first few days we’ve got a strong, cross-onshore easterly wind blowing 15 to 19 mph, making the water choppy and lumpy. There are a few brief windows of offshore and glassy conditions, like early Monday the 10th and Friday the 14th, but that’s on almost zero swell (0.3ft to 1ft). You’d just be bobbing around.
Eastbourne is a sheltered and inconsistent beginner wave, and it needs swell from the SSW to really work, but we’re only seeing small pulses from the WSW and W. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing special. Crowds are possible, but with surf this poor, I doubt a soul will be out there.
There is no standout session in the whole 16 days. Not a single day offers good surf. It's a total blank run, and for this stretch of coast, that’s just the way it goes sometimes.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 7 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 3 | SW 11 | E 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 |
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 kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:44AM5.34m | 10:12PM5.61m | 10:46AM5.78m | 11:08PM6.03m | 11:38AM6.21m | 11:57PM6.38m | 12:24PM6.55m | 00:41AM6.62m | 1:06PM6.73m | 1:23AM6.69m | 1:46PM6.74m | 2:02AM6.59m | 2:25PM6.59m | 2:41AM6.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM1.35m | 4:42AM0.94m | 5:11PM0.98m | 5:39AM0.54m | 6:05PM0.63m | 6:28AM0.22m | 6:52PM0.37m | 7:12AM0.04m | 7:35PM0.24m | 7:53AM0.02m | 8:15PM0.27m | 8:31AM0.17m | 8:53PM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 7 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 10 | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | WSW 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 361 | 287 | 431 | 361 | 321 | 198 | 173 | 141 | 253 | 296 | 296 | 314 | 317 | 313 | 315 | 315 | 457 | 678 | 94 | 108 |
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