Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
2.5
S
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
9
2
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
135
589
743
806
984
816
759
411
430
412
421
383
341
280
274
229
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
10
N
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:26AM1.44m
1:47PM1.52m
2:12AM1.43m
2:32PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.67m
7:26AM0.70m
8:02PM0.68m
8:09AM0.69m
8:45PM0.69m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
7
7
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
6
0
0
-1
0
2
1
2
2
3
4
5
6
6
5
4
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