Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (25 Jul)7ft (2.2m)6s
Evening (25 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SE
13
2.2
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.6
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
7
7
7
21
28
33
339
540
724
595
387
298
229
195
163
127
161
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:59PM1.62m
1:17AM1.54m
1:44PM1.61m
2:04AM1.51m
2:26PM1.60m
Low Tide
7:19PM0.71m
7:24AM0.73m
8:03PM0.73m
8:06AM0.76m
8:47PM0.75m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
7
7
Feels °C
6
7
6
6
7
9
6
4
-1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
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