Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.9°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 9PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.6
S
9
1.7
S
5
2.1
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
40
26
25
25
25
24
23
35
33
50
48
45
44
58
164
346
236
141
102
85
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:44PM1.72m
2:11AM1.59m
2:39PM1.70m
3:09AM1.58m
3:34PM1.67m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.46m
8:00PM0.47m
8:21AM0.47m
8:51PM0.51m
9:18AM0.50m
9:44PM0.56m
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6:43
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Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
6
7
10
10
10
4
3
3
4
4
5
6
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