Eastbourne Surf Break

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
7
3
SSE
7
3.5
SSE
8
4.5
SSE
9
5
SSE
10
5.5
S
10
5
S
10
4.5
S
9
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
7
2.4
SSE
9
1.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
994
760
655
459
517
665
703
1035
1796
3369
4644
5033
4362
3467
2960
3294
3100
2607
1799
1014
675
963
338
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
SSE
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:36PM1.55m
10:55AM1.58m
11:23PM1.58m
11:44AM1.63m
00:12AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.67m
4:57AM0.65m
5:09PM0.65m
5:41AM0.63m
6:00PM0.63m
6:26AM0.62m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
9
6
6
6
7
5
4
2
2
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.7
SSW
12
1.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
364
71
69
65
85
87
120
173
53
35
121
138
138
173
164
448
363
162
338
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
74
7
3
1
61
34
53
7
14
38
70
60
118
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
7
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
7
3
SSE
7
3.5
SSE
8
4.5
SSE
9
5
SSE
10
5.5
S
10
5
S
10
4.5
S
9
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
7
2.4
SSE
9
1.8
S
6
Energy kJ
543
994
760
655
459
517
665
703
1035
1796
3369
4644
5033
4362
3467
2960
3294
3100
2607
1799
1014
675
963
260
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
1
4
Distance (km)
27
108
108
163
108
120
163
235
199
199
211
211
211
116
116
215
211
174
211
174
116
163
108
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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