Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
513
423
347
282
225
217
206
157
198
240
191
184
138
133
98
71
49
49
79
82
98
98
Wind (km/h)
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
15
SSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
4:26AM1.41m
4:42PM1.51m
5:15AM1.43m
5:34PM1.51m
6:06AM1.46m
6:28PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.70m
11:15PM0.73m
11:19AM0.69m
00:10AM0.72m
12:13PM0.68m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
10
9
11
15
14
14
12
Feels °C
7
4
5
5
5
4
4
6
5
4
4
5
6
6
9
7
6
5
6
8
4
5
8
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