Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
E
0.2
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)15141313135551099888991413131313151716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21201817162223182064643931201515391616161742384
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
35
NW
35
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
50
NW
55
NNW
55
NW
45
NW
50
NNW
50
NW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
1.65
11:03PM
1.62
11:30AM
1.62
11:52PM
1.61
12:17PM
1.60
12:40AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
0.57
5:21AM
0.59
5:48PM
0.60
6:13AM
0.63
6:34PM
0.65
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00
Sunset---8:55-------8:55-------8:54----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C202120191716161719191918181818181819201919191916
Feels °C (?)161616201916141213141413131211111011121112111113
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