Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.2° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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)
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
SE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
249
242
257
423
449
504
481
437
408
421
421
326
326
265
235
217
167
167
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07PM1.58m
3:35AM1.45m
3:48PM1.55m
4:20AM1.43m
4:31PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:31PM0.76m
9:34AM0.77m
10:17PM0.76m
10:20AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
9
10
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
7
8
6
4
4
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
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