Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 3PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 39 | 38 | 83 | 37 | 92 | 2466 | 6397 | 6104 | 5183 | 4701 | 4054 | 3221 | 2418 | 1732 | 1458 | 900 | 768 | 400 | 671 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.50m | 6:40AM1.42m | 6:54PM1.50m | 7:27AM1.44m | 7:46PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.71m | 00:46AM0.72m | 12:39PM0.70m | 1:33AM0.70m | 1:29PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NW 5 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 23 | 25 | 83 | 37 | 28 | 71 | 141 | 153 | 153 | 147 | 132 | 3221 | 2418 | 1732 | 1458 | 900 | 768 | 400 | 671 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 82 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 160 | 149 | 111 | 64 | 201 | 304 | 218 | 170 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 23 |
| kJ | 14 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 189 | 61 | 195 | 180 | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 236 | 117 | 82 | 168 | 228 | 92 | 2466 | 6397 | 6104 | 5183 | 4701 | 4054 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 69 | 19 | 256 | 116 | 108 | 116 | 211 | 120 | 69 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
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