Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
293
234
196
196
165
156
518
495
404
282
277
247
184
166
157
116
114
110
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:32PM1.52m
2:59AM1.44m
3:19PM1.53m
3:49AM1.46m
4:11PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.69m
8:58AM0.69m
9:36PM0.72m
9:53AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
8
9
8
8
10
12
12
11
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
3
5
4
5
8
10
10
8
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
7
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