Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.4° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 12AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (13 Nov)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
1
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
S
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
41
41
40
48
32
95
498
609
589
511
1117
1561
1441
1162
986
700
581
359
284
217
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
NNE
5
W
10
NW
10
N
20
N
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:22PM1.53m
8:38AM1.60m
9:08PM1.51m
9:21AM1.57m
9:51PM1.50m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.77m
2:23AM0.79m
3:12PM0.76m
3:06AM0.78m
3:56PM0.73m
3:49AM0.76m
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
16
16
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
12
13
14
14
15
10
8
9
9
11
15
15
14
15
9
8
7
6
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