Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.3° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • 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 3AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
458
401
401
408
356
305
293
239
234
196
192
156
518
495
345
335
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:12AM1.43m
2:32PM1.52m
2:59AM1.44m
3:19PM1.53m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.68m
8:09AM0.69m
8:45PM0.69m
8:58AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
11
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
2
2
2
4
4
6
6
5
4
5
4
5
9
10
10
9
6
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