Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 2AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 225 | 217 | 206 | 155 | 244 | 240 | 235 | 184 | 174 | 133 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 113 | 135 | 141 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.51m | 5:15AM1.43m | 5:34PM1.51m | 6:06AM1.46m | 6:28PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.73m | 11:19AM0.69m | 00:10AM0.72m | 12:13PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 282 | 225 | 217 | 206 | 155 | 244 | 240 | 235 | 184 | 174 | 133 | 100 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 113 | 135 | 141 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 34 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 573 | 837 | 535 | 400 | 216 | 94 | 67 | 61 | 67 | 44 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 152 | 363 | 260 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 102 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 33 | 55 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 82 | 82 | 69 |
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