Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)89915141414141410101011111111107888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1187445554171617181818181749780010381006850783484
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
S
10
SSW
15
SW
35
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
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
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
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--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------4133---1-33----
Temp. °C161718191918181818171715151615141212111215141212
Feels °C (?)1212121312111211121012108997610858888
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