Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.6° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
123
125
125
90
83
79
56
55
51
50
39
39
39
36
36
36
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26AM1.59m
1:52PM1.74m
2:24AM1.58m
2:48PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.48m
7:33AM0.47m
8:07PM0.49m
8:30AM0.47m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
9
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
10
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
3
3
4
3
7
9
8
8
6
5
4
4
6
7
6
4
4
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