Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
655
526
505
275
203
271
128
132
85
65
41
36
27
25
25
19
19
18
18
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:30PM1.60m
7:56AM1.64m
8:22PM1.59m
8:44AM1.64m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.59m
1:46AM0.67m
2:16PM0.63m
2:35AM0.69m
3:10PM0.66m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
10
10
9
9
11
13
14
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
7
7
5
5
6
8
9
5
4
5
4
4
3
5
6
5
6
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