Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.1° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.9
SSW
5
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
159
156
436
417
335
225
268
208
184
166
157
151
114
110
74
71
71
55
202
689
701
744
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:59AM1.44m
3:19PM1.53m
3:49AM1.46m
4:11PM1.54m
4:40AM1.50m
5:07PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.69m
9:36PM0.72m
9:53AM0.69m
10:34PM0.73m
10:50AM0.69m
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12
7
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Temp °C
8
9
10
12
13
12
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
7
6
7
8
Feels °C
4
5
5
7
9
8
7
9
7
8
7
6
5
7
7
7
5
6
6
-2
-1
1
2
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