Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.5°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
307
289
284
274
279
284
582
498
408
309
170
131
117
81
79
78
78
57
43
50
91
233
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
0
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:04AM1.46m
1:28PM1.52m
1:47AM1.46m
2:11PM1.53m
2:34AM1.48m
2:58PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.69m
7:45PM0.65m
7:48AM0.69m
8:24PM0.67m
8:32AM0.69m
9:07PM0.69m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
10
13
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
17
15
13
11
11
11
15
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
5
7
11
14
14
13
11
8
7
6
8
11
14
13
11
9
10
10
13
15
18
14
11
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