Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
146
138
98
69
48
31
30
16
18
60
51
41
624
1521
1497
1299
1042
888
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
55
NNW
55
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM1.59m
00:39AM1.51m
1:05PM1.58m
1:24AM1.48m
1:46PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.69m
6:48AM0.72m
7:25PM0.70m
7:27AM0.73m
8:05PM0.70m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
6
3
2
1
2
6
7
5
5
6
8
8
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