Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)8ft (2.4m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.5
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
2.2
S
18
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1335
1280
1225
1617
4097
3533
2960
2316
1757
1298
1081
915
782
653
522
497
403
327
322
266
152
125
117
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:40AM1.66m
10:08PM1.66m
10:31AM1.66m
10:58PM1.63m
11:21AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.53m
3:59PM0.54m
4:27AM0.57m
4:53PM0.58m
5:15AM0.61m
5:45PM0.63m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
8
10
11
9
8
7
6
6
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
8
9
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
3
4
5
6
7
6
6
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
6
7
8
6
8
9
9
7
6
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