Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7PM is: 6.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)20ft (6.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
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)
3
S
8
4
S
9
5
S
10
5.5
S
11
6
S
11
5.5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
15
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1178
2351
4401
7357
8173
7825
6241
4594
3662
5270
3857
2981
2200
1355
1037
505
371
363
373
328
643
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
0
SE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
9:14AM1.65m
9:40PM1.61m
10:02AM1.64m
10:28PM1.60m
10:50AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.59m
3:57AM0.64m
4:27PM0.63m
4:44AM0.66m
5:16PM0.66m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
2
1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
1
3
5
5
7
8
9
7
8
8
9
9
8
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