Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.0° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). 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 (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.6
S
4
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
2
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
24
26
24
23
21
13
21
18
21
17
21
53
50
82
244
997
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
0
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
30
S
45
S
55
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:37AM1.60m
6:00PM1.72m
6:34AM1.61m
6:58PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.53m
11:45AM0.45m
00:28AM0.54m
12:44PM0.47m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
15
12
9
7
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
9
9
11
14
7
0
-4
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