Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 4AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
1.9
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
21
17
27
221
727
1044
1045
795
510
343
267
200
168
127
120
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
5
W
10
SSE
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:17AM1.54m
1:44PM1.61m
2:04AM1.51m
2:26PM1.60m
Low Tide
7:19PM0.71m
7:24AM0.73m
8:03PM0.73m
8:06AM0.76m
8:47PM0.75m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
2
5
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
7
6
Feels °C
6
6
6
9
7
-1
-2
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
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