Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 220 | 206 | 128 | 88 | 162 | 147 | 142 | 150 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.58m | 9:31AM1.63m | 9:57PM1.57m | 10:16AM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.70m | 3:59PM0.68m | 4:08AM0.72m | 4:45PM0.68m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 14 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 46 | 88 | 162 | 147 | 142 | 150 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | NW 6 | NW 8 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 84 | 48 | 47 | 79 | 76 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SE 9 | NW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 292 | 184 | 133 | 119 | 125 | 117 | 69 | 35 | 220 | 206 | 128 | — | 42 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 57 |
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