Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 78 | 175 | 111 | 77 | 84 | 162 | 147 | 167 | 218 | 222 | 343 | 435 | 474 | 468 | 371 | 351 | 257 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57PM1.57m | 10:16AM1.61m | 10:39PM1.55m | 11:00AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.68m | 4:08AM0.72m | 4:45PM0.68m | 4:51AM0.72m | 5:28PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 41 | 162 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 123 | 343 | 435 | 474 | 468 | 371 | 351 | 257 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 84 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 218 | 222 | 147 | 167 | 144 | 112 | 103 | 82 | 81 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | SE 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 4 | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 47 | 79 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 78 | 175 | 111 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 54 | 119 | 152 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 27 | 93 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 69 |
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