Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.0°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
2
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.5
S
16
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4055
4046
3331
3429
3876
3855
4305
3735
2972
2393
1902
1751
1584
3182
2127
1736
1376
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:24PM1.54m
7:48AM1.56m
8:18PM1.56m
8:38AM1.62m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.69m
2:06PM0.65m
2:39AM0.67m
3:02PM0.62m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
7
7
8
7
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
2
1
3
2
3
6
4
3
4
6
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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