Surf Forecasts:
Eastbourne surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WSW swell with 139 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Eastbourne this week:
The surf forecast for Eastbourne over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Eastbourne in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Eastbourne over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's run through the numbers for Eastbourne, now in feet and Fahrenheit, because that’s the way the tape reads.
Honestly, it's a tough watch for the next couple of weeks. We've got a long, drawn-out dry spell of tiny, gutless waves and wind that's doing us no favors. The water's a balmy 68°F, which is a full 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – feels more like a bath than the ocean.
The only session that even raises an eyebrow is Friday, September 11th, in the morning. We see a bump in swell to about 5ft from the WSW, but it's a messy, short-period windswell at just 6 seconds. The wave energy reading of 202 is the only moderate number we'll see all forecast. Wind is from the WNW at 9 mph, keeping the surface clean. But the call is "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – it's for the die-hards. Definitely not a standout, just the least-ugly option.
After that, it's back to nothing. Tiny dribbles of a foot or less for days. Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are flat with zero energy. The wind shifts around on the 14th and 15th, but with barely a ripple of swell, it's a total washout. At the far end, on the morning of Friday, September 25th, we get another pulse, this time about 5ft from the SW, but it's getting smacked by a 12 mph onshore easterly breeze, making it a choppy, blown-out mess.
There's nothing here worth wetting a wetsuit for. This is one of those flat spells that just happens in this area. The whole forecast is stuffed with "poor surf conditions." Honestly, this setup and wind looks far more interesting for a kite than a surfboard.
Catch you next time.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 9 | WSW 6 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 |
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 kJ | 25 | 12 | 0 | 139 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:24AM6.22m | 11:42PM6.35m | 12:05PM6.56m | 00:22AM6.60m | 12:43PM6.74m | 00:59AM6.68m | 1:19PM6.74m | 1:35AM6.61m | 1:54PM6.59m | 2:10AM6.38m | 2:27PM6.29m | 2:44AM6.04m | 3:01PM5.90m | 3:19AM5.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.57m | 6:09AM0.25m | 6:31PM0.31m | 6:48AM0.09m | 7:08PM0.20m | 7:24AM0.10m | 7:43PM0.23m | 7:58AM0.24m | 8:16PM0.40m | 8:30AM0.51m | 8:49PM0.68m | 9:03AM0.86m | 9:23PM1.05m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | 63 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | — | — | NE 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 48 | 139 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 80 | 68 | 31 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 249 | 315 | 26 | 114 | 173 | 99 | 366 | 339 | 269 | 182 | 182 | 315 | 249 | 198 | 296 | 1301 | 283 | 268 | 126 | 109 |
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