Eastbourne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next couple of weeks is a tough one. We're looking at a long, drawn-out period of flat to tiny surf, and honestly, there isn't a single standout session in the whole run. It's one of those stretches where you might be better off tuning up the car or checking the forecast for somewhere else.

We start off on Sunday, the 9th of August, and right away it's a dud. Eastbourne is seeing a weak 1ft swell from the SW with a short, weak period of just 3 seconds. The combined wave energy is barely a whisper at (2). On top of that, the water is way warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 70°F. A 12 mph cross-offshore wind from the WSW will keep the surface clean, but there's just no power in the water to work with.

Monday the 10th offers a tiny bit more hope, but not much. The morning goes glassy with zero wind, and a little 1ft swell from the WSW with a 5-second period. The energy is still very low at (9). It’s clean, but you’d be scratching for anything rideable. By the afternoon, the wind swings onshore from the S at 6 mph, making the 1.0ft leftovers even less appealing.

From Tuesday the 11th right through the rest of the 16-day window, the story doesn't change. We see consistent easterly winds, often fresh and lumpy, with swell heights rarely breaking 2ft. The combined energy figures are all in the weak two-digit range – (7), (5), (10) – telling you there's just no push. The water temperature anomaly isn't recorded after the 10th, so we can't comment on that further, but the surf quality is consistently labelled as poor.

The best we can say is that Eastbourne is a sheltered spot, and the optimum swell direction is from the SSW, but we never see a decent sized, properly directed groundswell arrive. A few days like the 14th and 15th of August offer clean conditions with cross-offshore winds, but the swell is either non-existent or under 1.0ft. On the 17th, the wind goes directly onshore from the SE, but with only a 1ft, 3-second wave, it’s a moot point.

We do see a slight uptick on Thursday the 20th of August with a 2ft, 5-second period swell from the W and a combined energy of (14), but a moderate cross-shore wind keeps it from being anything special. After that, it's back to flatness and fresh, lumpy easterly winds right through to the 24th.

Look, it’s a blank run. For a break that is already inconsistent and beginner-friendly, a stretch this long with no proper swell is a tough one. Sometimes that's just how it goes in a sheltered spot like this. Hang in there – forecasts can change, but for now, there's not a wave worth paddling out for.

Rusty.

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