Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
322
686
959
1070
1371
1256
1041
846
711
699
573
474
394
382
308
290
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05PM1.60m
11:25AM1.69m
11:54PM1.62m
12:17PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.60m
5:48PM0.58m
6:09AM0.57m
6:39PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
7
7
8
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
7
5
6
6
6
6
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