Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
284
254
286
252
220
194
147
141
102
96
92
53
121
119
115
76
47
46
17
16
9
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
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
High Tide
2:01AM1.65m
2:26PM1.80m
3:01AM1.65m
3:22PM1.83m
4:01AM1.66m
4:20PM1.85m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.58m
8:07AM0.58m
8:44PM0.55m
9:05AM0.55m
9:44PM0.53m
10:06AM0.51m
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light rain
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
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5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
6
7
9
10
8
7
7
8
8
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
5
3
4
6
6
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
7
6
6
6
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