Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1813
1762
1584
1376
1189
1004
855
759
679
623
449
371
377
324
271
210
165
126
125
120
103
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
0
NNW
5
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:22AM1.67m
8:57PM1.62m
9:14AM1.73m
9:51PM1.64m
10:06AM1.76m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.62m
3:12AM0.64m
3:46PM0.58m
4:03AM0.59m
4:40PM0.53m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
12
11
9
8
4
3
1
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
7
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