Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (24 Sep):
- 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 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 293 | 234 | 196 | 196 | 165 | 156 | 518 | 495 | 404 | 282 | 277 | 247 | 184 | 166 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.52m | 2:59AM1.44m | 3:19PM1.53m | 3:49AM1.46m | 4:11PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.69m | 8:58AM0.69m | 9:36PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 305 | 293 | 234 | 196 | 196 | 160 | 155 | 518 | 495 | 404 | 282 | 277 | 247 | 184 | 166 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 75 | 76 | 112 | 165 | 156 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NNW 3 | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | E 18 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 6 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 28 | 68 | 153 | 224 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 50 |
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