Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
847
995
1776
2884
3139
2868
2581
2252
2125
1894
1840
1632
1584
1376
1189
989
869
771
690
643
556
411
347
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
0
W
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
W
5
W
10
N
20
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:29AM1.61m
8:01PM1.60m
8:22AM1.67m
8:57PM1.62m
9:14AM1.73m
9:51PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.71m
1:50PM0.66m
2:21AM0.68m
2:49PM0.62m
3:12AM0.64m
3:46PM0.58m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
9
8
12
13
13
12
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
10
10
12
10
7
6
6
8
9
12
11
10
8
5
3
3
5
6
6
4
5
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