Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 25 May 2026 NZST
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Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). 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 (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
0.9
S
17
2
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
771
749
737
594
575
566
556
538
538
538
493
481
2028
3000
2686
3114
2606
2097
1680
1608
1397
1400
1400
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
25
NNW
10
NW
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:12PM1.63m
00:40AM1.66m
1:06PM1.61m
1:30AM1.62m
1:59PM1.61m
2:20AM1.59m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.55m
6:53AM0.57m
7:22PM0.60m
7:39AM0.64m
8:15PM0.66m
8:26AM0.71m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
5:00
Temp °C
12
10
12
13
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
8
5
6
7
7
10
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1
S
11
2
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
Energy kJ
915
771
749
737
594
575
566
556
538
538
538
493
242
2028
3000
2686
3114
2606
2097
1680
1608
1397
1400
1400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.9
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.6
S
15
0.9
S
17
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
11
1.2
S
18
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.5
S
18
0.8
S
18
Energy kJ
20
20
25
6
19
12
4
2
1
198
22
168
481
23
25
956
24
28
28
28
27
161
402
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
NE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
19
19
2
2
17
25
93
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.5
NE
11
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
25
42
42
52
29
61
11
18
17
13
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
33
33
33
33
33
0
27
57
57
120
120
39
33
33
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
7
9
6
8
9
4
9
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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