Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
275
203
271
128
132
85
65
42
37
36
25
24
30
19
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:30PM1.60m
7:56AM1.64m
8:22PM1.59m
8:44AM1.64m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.67m
2:16PM0.63m
2:35AM0.69m
3:10PM0.66m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
11
13
14
12
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
6
8
9
7
4
5
4
3
3
5
6
5
6
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