Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.59m | 8:44AM1.64m | 9:11PM1.58m | 9:31AM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.69m | 3:10PM0.66m | 3:22AM0.70m | 3:59PM0.68m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 15 | SSW 7 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 87 | 157 | 244 | 309 | 325 | 426 | 439 | 320 | 224 | 133 | 148 | 134 | 151 | 107 | 111 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 54 |
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