Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.5°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1.6
SSW
5
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
76
55
51
50
34
39
39
38
22
22
22
13
12
12
12
128
654
662
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
45
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:52PM1.74m
2:24AM1.58m
2:48PM1.72m
3:22AM1.57m
3:46PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.49m
8:30AM0.47m
9:03PM0.51m
9:29AM0.47m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
3
7
6
1
Temp °C
10
10
8
7
7
6
9
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
9
7
8
9
Feels °C
8
8
5
4
4
3
6
7
6
4
4
3
2
4
7
4
-1
1
2
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