Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.2° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
6
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
328
247
160
101
96
128
125
90
83
79
76
55
51
50
38
38
37
33
22
22
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:56PM1.74m
1:26AM1.59m
1:52PM1.74m
2:24AM1.58m
2:48PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.48m
7:15PM0.48m
7:33AM0.47m
8:07PM0.49m
8:30AM0.47m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
8
5
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
9
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
7
9
7
8
6
5
4
4
6
7
6
5
3
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