Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
3
4
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
20
1.7
S
20
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.4
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2337
2245
1916
1578
1210
1165
1088
1005
1392
1373
1335
1280
1097
1409
4141
3968
3305
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:17PM1.73m
8:48AM1.66m
9:14PM1.69m
9:40AM1.66m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.51m
3:01PM0.49m
3:37AM0.53m
3:59PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
5
4
4
3
5
6
6
6
6
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