Surf Forecasts:
East Runton surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, N swell with 44 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for East Runton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at East Runton in the next 16 days are 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for East Runton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, this is a tough one for us at East Runton. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a flat spell. We're looking at a run of days with nothing really worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the wind is rarely on our side.
Looking at the chart, the first potential day that even has a pulse is Tuesday, 4th August. You'll see the combined swell energy bump up to a moderate 136, but that's where the good news ends. The swell is coming from the NE at 2ft with a period of 11 seconds, but the wind is blowing straight onshore or cross-onshore, making it a choppy, bumpy mess. The water is currently a very warm 66°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a real anomaly.
The rest of the window is a real struggle. There are a few mornings with clean conditions and a cross-offshore breeze, like on Thursday, 6th August and Friday, 7th August, but the swell is junk. You're looking at 3ft to 4ft of short-period windswell from the NW, with periods of just 4 to 5 seconds. That's just a messy, wobbling line that won't hold up. The combined energy for those is only 46 and 56, so it's weak.
Because every single entry in the report is marked as "poor surf conditions," there are no standout days. The setup is just not happening for us. East Runton is a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent spot, but even its consistency can't make something out of nothing. It's a stretch where the kites might have a laugh with the onshore winds, but for a paddle surfer, it's a blank run. This sort of quiet spell is more normal for the area when the swell windows aren't pointing our way.
That's the long and short of it. Keep the boards waxed and hope the forecasts change.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 12 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13PM3.29m | 6:30AM3.52m | 6:55PM3.41m | 7:08AM3.74m | 7:33PM3.52m | 7:44AM3.94m | 8:09PM3.60m | 8:17AM4.09m | 8:44PM3.65m | 8:50AM4.18m | 9:18PM3.67m | 9:24AM4.19m | 9:53PM3.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM1.07m | 00:42AM1.09m | 1:11PM0.85m | 1:20AM0.93m | 1:50PM0.64m | 1:54AM0.80m | 2:26PM0.46m | 2:28AM0.72m | 3:01PM0.33m | 3:01AM0.68m | 3:35PM0.26m | 3:34AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | ENE 2 | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 119 | 167 | 119 | 119 | 369 | 555 | 584 | 387 | 559 | 683 | 255 | 557 | 565 | 167 | 577 | 791 | 288 | 234 | 646 | 426 |
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