Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
416
339
327
316
262
157
125
86
92
93
60
60
55
28
16
15
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58PM1.63m
11:21AM1.65m
11:46PM1.60m
12:11PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.61m
5:45PM0.63m
6:00AM0.65m
6:33PM0.67m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
6
5
7
10
10
7
6
5
4
3
3
6
5
6
4
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