Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
47
78
90
84
209
317
299
350
263
187
149
167
125
90
85
67
70
75
76
76
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:58PM1.55m
3:24AM1.51m
3:48PM1.56m
4:16AM1.55m
4:43PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.69m
9:07PM0.69m
9:24AM0.70m
9:58PM0.72m
10:22AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
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Temp °C
15
17
17
16
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
16
16
14
10
7
6
5
6
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
6
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