Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 5AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1382
1167
1066
997
911
786
655
526
505
229
203
271
131
108
106
60
42
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:35PM1.62m
7:04AM1.62m
7:30PM1.60m
7:56AM1.64m
8:22PM1.59m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.64m
1:21PM0.59m
1:46AM0.67m
2:16PM0.63m
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clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
11
13
13
12
10
10
9
9
11
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
9
10
11
10
8
7
5
5
7
8
9
7
4
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