Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
10
1.3
S
9
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
184
251
447
491
328
223
135
529
657
889
1081
1040
800
627
526
443
395
392
327
311
262
214
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
30
NW
25
S
30
S
15
SSE
5
N
25
NNW
10
NNW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:42AM1.46m
1:06PM1.53m
1:26AM1.44m
1:47PM1.52m
2:12AM1.43m
2:32PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.70m
7:23PM0.67m
7:26AM0.70m
8:02PM0.68m
8:09AM0.69m
8:45PM0.69m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
10
7
9
9
9
10
7
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
4
7
5
0
5
7
3
7
-2
-1
-2
0
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
5
6
5
4
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