Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 05 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)--
Afternoon (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)88887777771312121111111312121212121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85676644343019132018342928251212322928271413134
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglassoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
1.65
7:50AM
1.79
8:27PM
1.64
8:47AM
1.74
9:21PM
1.63
9:44AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.52
1:36AM
0.48
2:24PM
0.52
2:32AM
0.48
3:18PM
0.52
3:29AM
0.51
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:56--
Sunset-8:55-------8:55-------8:55------
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191715141415171818171515151517202018161514151920
Feels °C (?)181613111011131313121111101013161818161513141920
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