Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
S
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
987
905
919
812
933
972
972
861
812
499
860
715
843
822
228
231
231
307
289
284
231
227
231
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
5
S
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:04PM1.54m
00:23AM1.47m
12:46PM1.53m
1:04AM1.46m
1:28PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.72m
6:31PM0.65m
6:29AM0.71m
7:08PM0.65m
7:07AM0.69m
7:45PM0.65m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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6:22
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7:45
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7:46
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Temp °C
8
8
11
14
15
14
11
10
9
9
13
15
15
14
11
10
10
10
14
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
4
3
6
10
12
14
10
9
7
6
11
12
14
12
8
6
6
7
12
15
16
15
12
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