Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2
S
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
98
50
46
77
111
125
133
107
273
441
1155
1487
990
1108
1360
2119
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
25
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
on
High Tide
6:06AM1.46m
6:28PM1.52m
6:57AM1.50m
7:24PM1.54m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.72m
12:13PM0.68m
1:01AM0.71m
1:08PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
7
11
9
6
5
8
8
5
3
7
10
9
8
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