Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
S
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
824
972
972
861
812
499
967
952
977
952
284
300
279
357
289
284
227
227
235
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:23AM1.47m
12:46PM1.53m
1:04AM1.46m
1:28PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.65m
6:29AM0.71m
7:08PM0.65m
7:07AM0.69m
7:45PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
11
10
10
9
12
14
15
14
11
10
10
10
14
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
12
14
10
8
7
6
9
11
13
13
8
6
6
7
12
15
15
14
12
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