Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
12
3
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
114
82
74
71
71
56
36
890
915
1089
929
707
580
484
657
595
617
736
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
55
NW
30
WSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
15
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
0
W
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:11PM1.54m
4:40AM1.50m
5:07PM1.55m
5:34AM1.55m
6:04PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.73m
10:50AM0.69m
11:34PM0.73m
11:50AM0.68m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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7:21
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6:22
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4
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
12
6
7
8
7
6
8
11
12
13
12
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
7
6
4
6
-2
2
2
5
1
2
6
7
7
11
7
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