Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.6° 

Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
1.5
S
5
2
S
6
2.3
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.6
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
34
50
48
46
44
42
134
345
461
322
193
88
53
32
101
135
129
176
272
203
Wind (km/h)
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
N
10
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:39PM1.70m
3:09AM1.58m
3:34PM1.67m
4:05AM1.58m
4:30PM1.64m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.47m
8:51PM0.51m
9:18AM0.50m
9:44PM0.56m
10:17AM0.53m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
13
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
4
6
7
9
10
11
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
10
12
15
16
16
12
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