Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. 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)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
1
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)
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
16
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SE
6
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
81
53
48
237
393
512
385
229
199
144
98
125
125
96
83
79
76
55
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
50
NNW
35
NW
35
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:02PM1.74m
00:30AM1.61m
12:56PM1.74m
1:26AM1.59m
1:52PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.49m
6:41AM0.48m
7:15PM0.48m
7:33AM0.47m
8:07PM0.49m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
10
6
7
11
9
4
Temp °C
14
13
14
10
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
6
4
8
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
7
8
7
6
5
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