Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
500
468
443
351
317
294
202
195
629
886
1267
2098
4096
5965
4081
2568
1691
1068
736
562
759
653
Wind (km/h)
15
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
5
ENE
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:00AM1.58m
11:20PM1.52m
11:43AM1.56m
00:00AM1.49m
12:25PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.72m
5:28PM0.67m
5:31AM0.72m
6:07PM0.67m
6:09AM0.71m
6:46PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
9
10
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
7
7
10
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
4
5
8
6
6
5
4
5
0
5
8
4
3
5
7
3
1
3
7
6
5
4
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