Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Thursday
1
Friday
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Saturday
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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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
2.5
S
7
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
855
759
679
603
441
371
377
395
309
215
172
135
126
121
101
103
138
266
155
191
197
639
1232
Wind (km/h)
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:14AM1.73m
9:51PM1.64m
10:06AM1.76m
10:42PM1.65m
10:59AM1.77m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.64m
3:46PM0.58m
4:03AM0.59m
4:40PM0.53m
4:54AM0.54m
5:31PM0.49m
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6:56
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6:52
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Temp °C
10
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
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12
12
11
11
10
9
8
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9
Feels °C
3
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3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
5
5
6
7
7
8
7
3
2
3
2
1
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