Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastbourne today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastbourne at 11AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Eastbourne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2094 | 2490 | 3223 | 3288 | 2808 | 2625 | 2347 | 1871 | 1457 | 1248 | 868 | 599 | 304 | 348 | 490 | 355 | 312 | 984 | 1932 | 2574 | 4274 | 6942 | 8697 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.63m | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:23AM1.64m | 8:49PM1.63m | 9:14AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.56m | 1:42PM0.51m | 2:17AM0.58m | 2:40PM0.55m | 3:08AM0.61m | 3:35PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 19 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 30 | 57 | 184 | 273 | 9 | 9 | 222 | 215 | 304 | 265 | 201 | 65 | 61 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 16 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 25 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 269 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 73 | 64 | 46 | 24 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | — | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 23 | — | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2094 | 2490 | 3223 | 3288 | 2808 | 2625 | 2347 | 1871 | 1457 | 1248 | 868 | 599 | 181 | 348 | 490 | 355 | 312 | 984 | 1932 | 2574 | 4274 | 6942 | 8697 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 235 | 235 | 211 | 211 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 120 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 233 | 69 | 235 | 199 |
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