Surf Forecasts:
Eastbourne surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, WSW swell with 24 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Eastbourne this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Eastbourne in the next 16 days are 0.7m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 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 | 1AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Eastbourne over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way over the next couple of weeks for Eastbourne. Honestly, it's a pretty bleak picture for us. We’ve got a massive gap to start with, with no decent surf on the cards at all. From now all the way through to around the 24th of August, it’s just a long run of tiny, weak waves and messy, blown-out conditions. Kite surfers might get something out of the strong onshore winds we’ll see around the 18th and 19th, but for a paddle surfer, don’t even think about it.
There is one tiny glimmer of hope right at the very end of the forecast. On Tuesday, the 25th of August, we finally see a bit of life. The morning session looks the pick with a clean 4ft swell out of the southwest. The combined energy is still pretty weak (69), but the light offshore wind from the west will have Eastbourne looking clean. It’s a short period swell at 5 seconds, so it won't be packing much punch, but it’s the best we’re going to get. By the afternoon, the wind goes cross-shore and that little 4ft bump gets a bit chop on it, so get in early.
It’s not much to get excited about, but after such a massive blank run, you take what you can get. Keep an eye on it, but don’t plan your week around it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 5 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 3 | SW 11 | E 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | ENE 3 | WSW 6 | SW 7 |
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 kJ | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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-on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 7 | — | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | S 3 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | — | SW 9 | W 8 | — | W 8 | SW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 10 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 3 | SE 2 | E 3 | SSE 3 | — | W 3 | — | WSW 4 | W 5 | NNW 3 | WSW 6 | N 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 31 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 403 | 302 | 719 | 361 | 321 | 294 | 198 | 148 | 197 | 198 | 314 | 313 | 434 | 275 | 326 | 412 | 294 | 406 | 410 | 541 |
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