Surf Forecasts:
Eastbourne surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, WSW swell with 25 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Eastbourne this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Eastbourne in the next 16 days are 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Eastbourne over the next 16 days.
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Hey, Rusty here. Let’s break down Eastbourne for the next 16 days.
Straight up – there’s nothing worth chasing. The whole window is flat or close to it, with zero decent surf. Eastbourne is a sheltered, inconsistent spot, so a run like this is actually pretty standard for the area. Don’t stress; it won’t stay quiet forever.
Starting Sunday 5 July: a weak 0.7 ft cross-off swell from the west, period 10 seconds, combined energy a measly 7. Water temp is 66°, which is 7° warmer than usual – seriously unusual, you’ll feel like you’re in the tropics. But the waves are crap. Monday 6 July and Tuesday 7 July only show 0.3 ft waves, poor conditions, moderate to fresh cross-off winds. From Wednesday 8 July through Saturday 12 July we get a bit more height – up to 2 ft – but periods stay short (3 to 4 seconds) and combined energy tops out at 14. Winds are cross-on or cross, never clean. All marked as poor surf. Sunday 13 July to Saturday 19 July continues the same: tiny, short-period slop with mostly cross-onshore winds. Monday 20 July morning goes glassy calm – but there’s zero swell (energy 0). So even if it’s mirror-flat, there’s nothing to surf.
Save your energy. This one’s a write-off. Check back next week.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 5 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | — | W 10 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
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 kJ | 7 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:41AM5.61m | 4:08PM5.69m | 4:26AM5.47m | 4:55PM5.56m | 5:17AM5.30m | 5:49PM5.42m | 6:18AM5.17m | 6:54PM5.33m | 7:30AM5.14m | 8:07PM5.36m | 8:46AM5.29m | 9:17PM5.55m | 9:54AM5.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM1.24m | 10:14AM1.07m | 10:42PM1.31m | 10:59AM1.19m | 11:31PM1.38m | 11:50AM1.30m | 00:26AM1.42m | 12:49PM1.39m | 1:27AM1.40m | 1:54PM1.41m | 2:33AM1.30m | 3:02PM1.32m | 3:41AM1.08m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:58 |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:09 | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 5 | W 9 | — | WSW 4 | — | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | E 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 25 | 2 | — | 10 | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 7 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 345 | 357 | 412 | 378 | 412 | 366 | 342 | 340 | 296 | 330 | 403 | 157 | 196 | 198 | 157 | 173 | 211 | 142 | 269 | 656 |
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