Eastbourne is a suburb of Lower Hutt city in the southern North Island of New Zealand. Its population is about 4600.

An outer suburb, it is situated on the eastern shore of Wellington Harbour, 5 kilometres south of the main Lower Hutt urban area, and directly across the harbour from the Miramar Peninsula in Wellington city. It is reached from Lower Hutt by a narrow exposed coastal road. It comprises some 2000 residential homes spread over the seven main small bays of Point Howard, Lowry Bay, York Bay, Mahina Bay, Days Bay, Rona Bay and Robinson Bay. There are also two smaller bays; Sunshine Bay & Sorrento Bay.

Close to the sea and catching afternoon sun, the bays are quite steep with the lower reaches having homes, many with spectacular harbour views. Higher up there is mainly native bush and trees. With a locally administered possum eradication program much of the native bush has regenerated including some magnificent red flowering northern rata trees. The bush has numerous tracks running to and from them including a track along the entire bays hills ridge. It also has sheltered swimming beaches like in Days Bay that are a major attraction. Eastbourne is also a popular windsurfing and kitesurfing location during Wellington’s frequent windy weather.

Eastbourne has a strong sporting community. The East by West ferry runs a route across the harbour to Wellington City. This is the ideal mode of transport for the Wellington City commuter because there are no parking considerations, and the drop off point is at Queens Wharf, a two minute walk from the Wellington CBD. Coffee and morning papers are available on the ferry and it's not unusual to have a pod of dolphins escorting the boat across the harbour.

To live in Eastbourne means having the assets of the area that keep visitors returning time and again right on your doorstep. The beaches are one of the area's main drawcards. Eastbourne and Days Bay have wonderful sandy beaches that are safe for swimmers. The East Harbour Regional Park backs onto Eastbourne and features fantastic bushwalks, with panoramic views, for all levels of fitness. For those who love mountain-biking the Pencarrow Coastal Trail is unsurpassed.

People who live here describe Eastbourne as "paradise".