Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
6
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
60
50
55
28
16
16
15
14
13
8
13
6
6
7
8
21
22
369
1316
1939
2151
1640
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
12:11PM1.63m
00:31AM1.58m
12:59PM1.62m
1:17AM1.54m
1:44PM1.61m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.65m
6:33PM0.67m
6:43AM0.70m
7:19PM0.71m
7:24AM0.73m
8:03PM0.73m
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light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
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5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
2
4
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
7
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
4
3
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
6
4
3
5
5
-4
-3
-2
0
2
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