Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.6° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
2.5
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
30
12
37
262
821
688
529
298
249
237
232
229
227
92
253
318
639
986
1121
2190
3369
3693
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
S
5
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
20
N
5
NNE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SE
5
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:22AM1.57m
3:46PM1.70m
4:19AM1.57m
4:43PM1.67m
5:15AM1.59m
5:39PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.47m
10:02PM0.55m
10:29AM0.49m
11:04PM0.59m
11:28AM0.51m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
8
8
9
9
8
7
10
12
12
12
10
10
9
8
10
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
3
5
6
7
1
1
2
3
4
5
3
3
5
7
8
6
6
5
7
8
7
8
5
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