Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
10
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1048
645
599
567
498
1329
1252
1077
932
946
1001
986
865
905
919
812
933
958
958
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:05PM1.52m
11:22AM1.56m
11:44PM1.49m
12:04PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.69m
5:11AM0.74m
5:52PM0.67m
5:51AM0.72m
6:31PM0.65m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
13
14
12
10
9
9
9
12
14
16
14
12
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
5
7
8
10
11
9
7
5
4
3
7
11
14
12
10
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