Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.5
SSW
4
2.4
SSW
7
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
264
208
232
209
157
151
114
82
74
71
56
47
93
621
878
762
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
E
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
40
S
25
S
20
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:49AM1.46m
4:11PM1.54m
4:40AM1.50m
5:07PM1.55m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.72m
9:53AM0.69m
10:34PM0.73m
10:50AM0.69m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
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7:01
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6:20
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7:21
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 mm
1
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1
9
7
4
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Temp °C
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
7
6
7
7
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
-2
0
2
5
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