Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
11
0.6
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
70
53
52
32
26
23
23
22
24
24
25
23
21
13
21
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
0
W
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:39AM1.60m
5:01PM1.75m
5:37AM1.60m
6:00PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.51m
10:46AM0.45m
11:28PM0.53m
11:45AM0.45m
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7:13
7:13
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5:36
5:37
 mm
2
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
8
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
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