Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.5
S
8
0.6
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.9
S
9
1.8
S
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
21
36
75
220
199
125
72
49
86
201
186
184
80
48
54
50
139
251
445
679
971
1004
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
20
NW
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08AM1.73m
11:37PM1.62m
12:02PM1.74m
00:30AM1.61m
12:56PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.55m
5:36PM0.51m
5:52AM0.51m
6:25PM0.49m
6:41AM0.48m
7:15PM0.48m
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
6
22
9
5
4
4
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
4
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
10
7
5
4
3
3
3
2
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