Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.0° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 10PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3471
3677
2959
2287
1808
1468
1170
870
869
1160
1215
1174
946
997
895
786
632
526
434
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
N
15
N
20
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM1.64m
6:10AM1.60m
6:35PM1.62m
7:04AM1.62m
7:30PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.62m
12:25PM0.55m
00:56AM0.64m
1:21PM0.59m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
13
12
10
9
9
10
9
11
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
7
8
6
5
6
7
9
9
8
6
6
7
8
7
9
11
12
10
7
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