Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 6PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
3
5
25
24
21
20
21
21
22
25
24
24
44
20
40
40
39
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:11PM1.58m
7:37AM1.64m
8:03PM1.57m
8:26AM1.64m
8:53PM1.56m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.66m
1:25AM0.73m
1:59PM0.69m
2:14AM0.75m
2:52PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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1
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Temp °C
15
17
17
15
13
13
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
15
15
12
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
10
9
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