Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2334 | 1621 | 1208 | 860 | 716 | 509 | 375 | 265 | 299 | 239 | 368 | 763 | 1332 | 2116 | 3934 | 7065 | 8282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:23AM1.64m | 8:49PM1.63m | 9:14AM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.58m | 2:40PM0.55m | 3:08AM0.61m | 3:35PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 186 | 186 | 237 | 228 | 222 | 215 | 269 | 191 | 64 | 86 | 119 | 38 | 48 | 39 | 24 | 20 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 265 | 8 | 56 | 38 | 7 | 69 | 50 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2334 | 1621 | 1208 | 860 | 716 | 509 | 375 | 74 | 299 | 239 | 368 | 763 | 1332 | 2116 | 3934 | 7065 | 8282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 69 | 144 | 123 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 301 | 235 | 211 |
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