Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1584
1376
1314
1004
855
759
679
603
441
371
377
324
309
213
167
130
125
120
101
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
40
N
30
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:57PM1.62m
9:14AM1.73m
9:51PM1.64m
10:06AM1.76m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.62m
3:12AM0.64m
3:46PM0.58m
4:03AM0.59m
4:40PM0.53m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
11
10
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
9
8
5
3
1
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
6
7
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