Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SE
15
1.7
SSW
6
4
SSW
8
5
SSW
10
5
SSW
11
5
SSW
11
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
71
63
40
40
39
40
27
38
83
37
181
2143
4756
5768
5379
5539
4412
3413
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:16PM1.51m
5:52AM1.41m
6:04PM1.50m
6:40AM1.42m
6:54PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.74m
11:52AM0.71m
00:46AM0.72m
12:39PM0.70m
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
7
Feels °C
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
4
0
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
1
2
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