Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 198 | 164 | 136 | 82 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.60m | 5:01PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.50m | 9:45AM0.47m | 10:24PM0.51m | 10:46AM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 220 | 198 | 164 | 136 | 82 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
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