Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
6
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
699
573
474
457
442
361
290
296
245
245
200
163
200
232
139
133
131
131
135
400
182
399
388
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
10
W
10
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:17PM1.73m
00:46AM1.62m
1:12PM1.76m
1:42AM1.62m
2:07PM1.78m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.57m
6:39PM0.54m
6:57AM0.54m
7:30PM0.52m
7:49AM0.51m
8:24PM0.50m
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light rain
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clear
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clear
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part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
4
3
5
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
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