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Eastbourne surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 27 | 42 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 62 | 96 | 117 | 109 | 105 | 105 | 101 | 97 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:13AM 1.88 | 8:52PM 1.69 | 9:11AM 1.83 | 9:47PM 1.68 | 10:09AM 1.78 | 10:40PM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:01AM 0.51 | 2:49PM 0.50 | 2:57AM 0.49 | 3:45PM 0.49 | 3:54AM 0.49 | 4:39PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
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