Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.1° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
8
4
SSE
8
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
7
1.9
S
7
2
S
6
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
S
18
0.7
SSW
17
1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1540
2544
3343
3562
3567
2895
2381
2121
1852
1112
808
523
319
312
421
360
225
184
108
100
114
232
286
516
Wind (km/h)
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
45
S
40
SSE
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:23PM1.58m
11:44AM1.63m
00:12AM1.61m
12:36PM1.69m
1:04AM1.64m
1:30PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.63m
6:00PM0.63m
6:26AM0.62m
6:52PM0.61m
7:15AM0.60m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
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