Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSW
15
1.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
8
4
SSW
8
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
23
21
13
21
121
21
17
21
53
50
82
202
534
1472
2381
2796
2816
2746
2938
2543
2310
Wind (km/h)
10
N
0
ENE
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
20
S
25
S
35
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
45
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:37AM1.60m
6:00PM1.72m
6:34AM1.61m
6:58PM1.68m
7:30AM1.63m
7:55PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.45m
00:28AM0.54m
12:44PM0.47m
1:24AM0.56m
1:42PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
10
8
7
7
7
6
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
9
10
11
10
6
3
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
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