Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
2
0
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
2
S
16
2.2
S
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
781
807
920
1037
1087
1985
2833
3139
2678
2412
2070
1949
1922
1682
1632
1462
1419
1226
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
20
WNW
5
NNW
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:04PM1.57m
7:29AM1.61m
8:01PM1.60m
8:22AM1.67m
8:57PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.71m
1:50PM0.66m
2:21AM0.68m
2:49PM0.62m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
11
9
8
7
11
13
14
12
10
10
9
9
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
6
8
9
6
5
4
9
11
12
9
7
7
6
7
10
12
11
8
5
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