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Eastbourne surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 497 | 800 | 1038 | 1006 | 850 | 783 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04AM 1.59 | 2:24PM 1.57 | 2:52AM 1.59 | 3:11PM 1.55 | 3:37AM 1.60 | 3:57PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:21AM 0.69 | 8:32PM 0.71 | 9:10AM 0.74 | 9:15PM 0.77 | 9:57AM 0.78 | 10:00PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 13 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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