Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is

11.6° C

Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	E 10	SSW 9	S 18	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	46	17	16	8	7	6	4	14	13	12	26	25	24	23	22	36	22	22	23	47	52	93	105	147
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:01AM1.66m				4:20PM1.85m				5:00AM1.65m				5:20PM1.84m				5:59AM1.65m					6:20PM1.81m
Low Tide				10:06AM0.51m				10:48PM0.52m				11:06AM0.48m				11:52PM0.50m					12:05PM0.45m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	7:41
	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:10
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	14	13	13	11	10
Feels °C	5	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	5	8	8	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 8	S 8	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	NW 6	NW 6	S 7
kJ	46	17	16	8	7	6	1	14	13	12	26	25	24	23	22	22	22	22	19	47	52	69	35	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 16	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 17	S 5	ESE 16
kJ	8	8	8	7	2	2	2	1	1	5	11	11	11	14	16	17	17	17	23	22	22	93	13	147
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	S 12	S 12	S 18	E 13	S 18	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 20	NW 16	NW 16	N 16	ESE 14	—	E 16	E 10	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 15	ESE 16	NW 6
kJ	6	3	—	3	3	6	4	6	5	1	1	8	10	10	5	36	—	5	8	3	3	21	105	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 4	SSE 3	—	—
kJ	325	238	154	154	195	244	195	195	160	138	107	70	68	102	106	160	202	232	177	80	17	1	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	119	119	102	102	102	102	102	102	82	59	55	82	102	102	82	82	102	102	82	82	9	4	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington																					The Island (Island Bay)	Wainuiomata Reefs	Wainuiomata Reefs	Mana Island
Rating (10 max)																					1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Takou Bay Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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