Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Eastbourne today?

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 8AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)788888888888888888888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)429548728828827805703666659659614521475435383300215204173193187183160122
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
1.58
4:49PM
1.46
5:01AM
1.57
5:35PM
1.44
5:46AM
1.55
6:22PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.78
10:49PM
0.78
11:34AM
0.77
11:36PM
0.75
12:25PM
0.75
12:23AM
0.72
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:05-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:52-------8:52--
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C141314151515141413131414151413131212151616151212
Feels °C (?)108899989877788888810101010910
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