Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
205
179
62
41
21
31
101
135
129
116
169
163
195
178
117
71
61
57
47
48
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:34PM1.67m
4:05AM1.58m
4:30PM1.64m
5:00AM1.59m
5:24PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.50m
9:44PM0.56m
10:17AM0.53m
10:41PM0.62m
11:14AM0.57m
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cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
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Temp °C
11
13
11
12
12
12
11
11
14
16
18
17
13
12
12
12
16
17
16
16
14
Feels °C
7
8
7
9
10
11
9
9
12
15
17
16
11
10
10
10
14
15
15
15
12
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