Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
361
290
296
290
245
200
163
200
232
139
136
133
140
135
129
119
84
126
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
25
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:17PM1.73m
00:46AM1.62m
1:12PM1.76m
1:42AM1.62m
2:07PM1.78m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.54m
6:57AM0.54m
7:30PM0.52m
7:49AM0.51m
8:24PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
4
2
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
6
5
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
6
5
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