Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
11.6° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
5
3
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
9
7
7
6
6
7
7
21
21
84
793
1121
806
612
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
30
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:31AM1.58m
12:59PM1.62m
1:17AM1.54m
1:44PM1.61m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.67m
6:43AM0.70m
7:19PM0.71m
7:24AM0.73m
8:03PM0.73m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
3
6
7
3
5
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
3
-3
-2
0
2
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