Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
7
3
SSE
7
3.5
SSE
8
4.5
SSE
8
4.5
SSE
9
5
S
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
S
8
4
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
735
1540
2585
3445
3718
3515
3203
2704
2472
2263
1413
1014
657
374
292
223
183
183
137
137
137
151
230
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
40
S
50
S
50
SSE
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:23PM1.58m
11:44AM1.63m
00:12AM1.61m
12:36PM1.69m
1:04AM1.64m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.65m
5:41AM0.63m
6:00PM0.63m
6:26AM0.62m
6:52PM0.61m
7:15AM0.60m
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7:45
7:45
7:43
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5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
4
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
5
6
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