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Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
16.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121210101010131314151413131345121099889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14131344443482120181716101414102944362028
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
20
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
1.69
10:13PM
1.63
10:38AM
1.65
11:03PM
1.62
11:30AM
1.62
11:52PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.51
4:10PM
0.54
4:26AM
0.54
5:00PM
0.57
5:21AM
0.59
5:48PM
0.60
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58------
Sunset-----8:55-------8:55-------8:55--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141518202120171618172022202017161718191919181818
Feels °C (?)131518192020141114131517171818151414131414131311
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