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Eastbourne surf break

Eastbourne surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 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
17.8° 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 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
1.6
SE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1367777777777788888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90184261286279229192167154161202236279332413446491517551579627627623561
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.50
3:38AM
1.59
4:03PM
1.48
4:19AM
1.58
4:49PM
1.46
5:01AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
0.79
10:01AM
0.78
10:02PM
0.79
10:47AM
0.78
10:49PM
0.78
11:34AM
0.77
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:07--
Sunset-8:53-------8:53-------8:52------
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
99621111----------------
Temp. °C161616151515151616161414141314151515131312131415
Feels °C (?)15161413131314141414121110991099887789
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