Eastbourne Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.32° S 174.87° E

Eastbourne WaveFinder

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastbourne sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.3° 

Eastbourne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Eastbourne surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 9s period, S swell with 4,119 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Eastbourne this week:

The surf forecast for Eastbourne over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Eastbourne in the next 16 days are 5.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Sat 11th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 15s
Best Surf 9PM (Sat 11th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 15s
Most Powerful 6AM (Thu 9th Jul)16ft (5.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Eastbourne over the next 16 days.


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