Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
ESE
13
1.7
SSW
5
3
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
1.4
S
7
0.8
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
17
155
686
1243
1251
902
551
368
282
212
178
127
120
118
116
154
195
178
145
249
181
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
5
WNW
15
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:17AM1.54m
1:44PM1.61m
2:04AM1.51m
2:26PM1.60m
2:50AM1.48m
3:07PM1.58m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.73m
8:03PM0.73m
8:06AM0.76m
8:47PM0.75m
8:49AM0.77m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
11
10
10
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
7
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
6
8
6
-1
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
5
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
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