Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 6PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
2
S
12
2.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
232
229
227
111
243
314
1005
838
1462
3095
3471
3160
2460
1931
1400
1080
827
814
1141
1179
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
5
SSE
25
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
ENE
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:43PM1.67m
5:15AM1.59m
5:39PM1.64m
6:10AM1.60m
6:35PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.49m
11:04PM0.59m
11:28AM0.51m
00:02AM0.62m
12:25PM0.55m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
9
12
12
10
9
11
10
8
11
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
3
3
5
7
10
3
5
5
6
9
8
7
4
5
7
6
9
8
8
6
6
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