Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
SE
10
1
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4523
3740
2923
2385
1938
1625
850
726
562
586
428
341
279
322
573
838
953
881
1006
839
660
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM1.59m
10:17PM1.57m
10:35AM1.64m
11:05PM1.60m
11:25AM1.69m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.64m
4:36AM0.63m
4:58PM0.61m
5:22AM0.60m
5:48PM0.58m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
8
7
6
7
8
7
9
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
-2
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
6
5
4
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
5
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