Surf Forecasts:
Eastbourne surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, WSW swell with 211 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Eastbourne this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Eastbourne in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Eastbourne over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. I’ve had a proper look at what’s coming up for Eastbourne over the next couple of weeks, and I’ll be straight with you—it’s looking pretty grim. There’s hardly any surf on offer, and what little there is won’t get your heart racing. We’re in for a long, quiet stretch, so don’t go getting your hopes up.
The forecast shows a big gap of surfable waves right from the start. The first couple of days, Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd, are basically flat or just messy little dribbles. Thursday the 3rd is a total write-off too. Then on Friday the 4th of September, there’s a bit of a pulse—2 ft from the WSW, but with a short 6-second period. The combined energy is moderate at best (190), but the wind is howling cross-off at 18 to 22 mph, making it blown-out and poor. Not worth getting wet for.
Saturday the 5th offers a tiny window: a 1.0 ft WSW swell early with a light offshore NW breeze at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean. But that’s barely a ripple, and the combined energy is only 19. Sunday the 6th turns onshore with a 1 ft SSE windswell—pretty poor. After that, from Monday the 7th right through to Wednesday the 16th of September, it’s a long stretch of tiny, weak swells, often cross-onshore or lumpy winds, and combined energy mostly under 30.
Bottom line: there is no standout session here. The best on offer is probably the early morning of Saturday the 5th, if you’re desperate for a paddle on a 1.0 ft wave with clean conditions. But really, Eastbourne is sheltered and inconsistent, and this forecast reflects that. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s pretty normal. Forecasts can change, but right now, leave the board in the garage.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:34PM6.52m | 2:52AM6.32m | 3:13PM6.28m | 3:33AM6.01m | 3:57PM5.91m | 4:21AM5.60m | 4:48PM5.46m | 5:20AM5.14m | 5:55PM5.04m | 6:41AM4.82m | 7:26PM4.85m | 8:21AM4.86m | 8:58PM5.06m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.36m | 8:56PM0.55m | 9:12AM0.59m | 9:36PM0.79m | 9:55AM0.92m | 10:23PM1.12m | 10:47AM1.31m | 11:23PM1.47m | 11:56AM1.68m | 00:41AM1.71m | 1:22PM1.86m | 2:10AM1.70m | 2:51PM1.74m | 3:31AM1.40m | |||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | S 4 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | NW 3 | — | WSW 5 | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 48 | 93 | 114 | 128 | 148 | 190 | 80 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 176 | 363 | 660 | 366 | 366 | 376 | 366 | 402 | 450 | 431 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 243 | 249 | 321 | 333 | 249 | 173 | 126 |
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