Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
16
0.7
ESE
16
0.7
ESE
16
1.2
S
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
1.6
S
23
1.8
S
22
1.8
S
21
1.7
S
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
147
223
217
585
639
639
529
507
387
382
372
362
2773
3189
2990
2361
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:20PM1.81m
6:57AM1.65m
7:19PM1.77m
7:54AM1.65m
8:17PM1.73m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.49m
1:04PM0.44m
1:50AM0.49m
2:02PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
5
7
9
7
6
7
5
8
8
9
8
6
5
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