Surf Forecasts:
Eastbourne surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, WSW swell with 155 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Eastbourne this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Eastbourne in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Eastbourne over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: this 16-day window for Eastbourne is a tough one. The whole stretch is a write-off for worthwhile surf. There’s simply nothing on the table that’s going to get a surfer out of bed early.
We kick off Friday afternoon the 24th with maybe a bump of about 0.3ft from the west, but the combined energy is just 1 – that’s a puddle. The wind is a messy cross-off from the WSW at 16 mph. It’s just not happening. Saturday and Sunday (the 25th and 26th) are a total blank – zero surf energy recorded. The wind is strong and cross-off, so the ocean is clean but flat as a pancake.
Monday the 27th tries to throw us a bone with 2ft from the WSW, but the period is a short 6 seconds with only 25 combined energy. The wind is still cross-off, so it’s clean, but the waves are weak and gutless. From there it’s a grind of tiny, short-period windswell and poor winds all the way through the end of July. A couple of mornings, like Wednesday the 29th, go glassy with a 0.3ft ripple, but that’s just for the tiny wave crew.
Even as we turn the corner into August, the story doesn’t improve. There’s a slight lift on the 3rd and 4th, with the swell hitting 3ft and combined energy climbing to 75 on Tuesday afternoon – the best the period has to offer. But that’s still tiny, weak surf with a short 6 to 8 second period and a cross-shore wind. It’s not a surf report; it’s a wind report.
After the 4th, the energy drops right off again. By the 8th of August we’re back to 0.3ft and 1ft bumps with poor cross-off winds.
Bottom line: this stretch is a long, empty gap. It’s going to be a blank run through the whole 16 days. For the area, this isn't all that unusual when the conditions lock in like this. It feels more like a window for kites than for paddling.
Chin up, though – the forecasts can always change.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | W 8 | ENE 3 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:14PM4.61m | 8:55AM4.52m | 9:23PM4.70m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM1.98m | 2:57PM2.06m | 3:35AM1.88m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 25 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 8 | W 5 | — | — | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | — | 12 | 23 | 71 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 33 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 851 | 678 | 859 | 524 | 678 | 695 | 432 | 288 | 249 | 176 | 200 | 243 | 357 | 403 | 410 | 435 | 406 | 431 | 452 | 361 |
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