Surf Forecasts:
Eastbourne surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, WSW swell with 260 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Eastbourne this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Eastbourne in the next 16 days are 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Eastbourne over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let me spell it out in feet and miles. Same story, different numbers. For the next sixteen days at Eastbourne, there ain’t a single session worth paddling out for. The whole run is showing “poor surf conditions,” from start to finish, right through to the morning of 10th August. That’s a solid two weeks of flatness.
Eastbourne is a sheltered little nook, so a long blank stretch like this is more normal for the area. You need a very specific swell angle to get anything in there, and we just don’t have it. You’ll see a few tiny bumps, but they’re worthless. Take the morning of 28th July: a tiny 1ft swell from the SW, with a weak 5-second period. The wave energy is a laughable 6 (combined energy reading). The wind is a light cross-shore, so it’s clean, but there’s nothing to surf. Then on the morning of 6th August, you get a 3ft swell from the WSW, period of 6 seconds. The energy picks up a bit to 73, which is still weak. Even with a clean cross-offshore wind, the quality is still rated poor. No power behind it.
Look, it’s grim. Keep the wax in the wrapper. This kind of dead spell can happen, and while forecasts can always shift, for now, don’t waste the petrol.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | SSE 4 | S 3 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:58AM4.71m | 10:18PM4.93m | 10:47AM5.00m | 11:04PM5.21m | 11:29AM5.31m | 11:44PM5.50m | 12:07PM5.61m | 00:20AM5.76m | 12:42PM5.87m | 00:55AM5.97m | 1:16PM6.08m | 1:29AM6.11m | 1:50PM6.21m | 2:03AM6.17m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM1.93m | 4:34AM1.66m | 4:58PM1.69m | 5:24AM1.37m | 5:45PM1.42m | 6:07AM1.08m | 6:26PM1.17m | 6:46AM0.83m | 7:04PM0.97m | 7:22AM0.65m | 7:40PM0.83m | 7:56AM0.55m | 8:15PM0.77m | ||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | W 5 | S 3 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 65 | — | — | 41 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 139 | 164 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 54 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 27 | 56 | 37 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 782 | 431 | 296 | 105 | 176 | 26 | 249 | 357 | 366 | 389 | 448 | 330 | 546 | 366 | 296 | 249 | 287 | 629 | 537 | 287 | 294 |
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