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Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
17.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1012111110101010999999999991313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4228146835054022842301841731661321321037899967856546692909296
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
E
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
1.60
1:47PM
1.55
2:13AM
1.60
2:31PM
1.53
2:57AM
1.60
3:17PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.72
7:57PM
0.73
8:34AM
0.75
8:37PM
0.77
9:18AM
0.77
9:18PM
0.79
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:01-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:54-------8:53-------8:53--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1211871198151043-
Temp. °C121217181816151516151314141514141415151516161615
Feels °C (?)9913121310991010912121514141415151617181614
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