Eastbourne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are a total write-off for a proper surf. There’s not a single moment in the whole window that’s worth paddling out for. We’ve got a long, flat run from now all the way through.

The only spot on the radar is Eastbourne, and it’s a real sheltered beginner’s spot that’s inconsistent. The water temp is about average for the time of year, but that’s the only thing that’s normal.

We start Tuesday 21 July with nothing. The morning has a light NE cross breeze at 6 mph, but the swell is a flat zero. The afternoon kicks up a tiny 0.3 ft wave from the west with an 11-second period, but it’s cross-on and the combined energy is just 3 – weak as a wet paper bag. “Poor surf conditions” is the polite way of saying it.

Wednesday 22 July is more of the same. A 0.3 ft west swell in the morning with onshore SE wind, then a 1 ft, 3-second wind bump in the afternoon with onshore breeze. The energy is 4 and 4. Pathetic.

Thursday 23 July: 0.3 ft west swell, 0.3 ft west swell. Winds are light cross or cross-on. Energy sits at 2 or 3. Nothing to see.

Friday 24 July: 0.3 ft west swell, 0.3 ft west swell. Moderate SW winds making it choppy. Energy of 1 both sessions. No.

Saturday 25 July morning gives us a glimmer of something clean – 0.7 ft from the west at 4 seconds with a light cross-offshore wind. But the combined energy is only 1, so it’s barely a ripple. The afternoon is flat with a fresh 19 mph cross-offshore breeze. Clean, but flat.

Sunday 26 July morning is the closest we get to a “surf.” A 3 ft swell from the southwest at 5 seconds, with a moderate offshore NW wind at 16 mph. The combined energy is 39 (weak), and the swell period is short, so it’s a weak, lumpy, poor-quality wave. It’s still labelled “poor surf conditions.” The afternoon drops back to a 0.7 ft cross-shore mess.

From Monday 27 July right through to Wednesday 5 August, it’s a desert of flatness or tiny, useless bumps. Most days are clean with cross-offshore winds, but there’s simply no swell to ride. The largest bump in the whole second week is a 1 ft, 3-second wind swell on Friday 31 July morning, with a fresh cross-on breeze at 19 mph and a combined energy of 3. Not surfable.

If you’re determined to get wet, the setup at Eastbourne is so sheltered and small that it’s more interesting for a kite than a paddle. But honestly, the forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this flat forever. For now, keep the board in the car and wait for the next pulse.

Rusty.

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