Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)8ft (2.4m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
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)
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
2.2
S
18
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4097
3533
2960
2316
1589
1298
1081
915
782
653
522
497
403
327
322
266
165
127
125
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:08PM1.66m
10:31AM1.66m
10:58PM1.63m
11:21AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.54m
4:27AM0.57m
4:53PM0.58m
5:15AM0.61m
5:45PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
8
7
6
6
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
3
2
3
3
5
5
6
7
7
6
7
9
9
7
6
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