Surf Forecasts:
East Runton surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, NNW swell with 215 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 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for East Runton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead for East Runton. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a bust, to be honest. We’ve got very little to get excited about, with the waves barely showing up and the conditions rarely lining up for a proper surf.
We start off with a bit of swell on Sunday the 6th, a tiny 2ft from the north, but with a short 7-second period. It’s weak, with the combined energy at just (39), and honestly, it’s barely enough to paddle for. The water is sitting at 66°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year. But with poor surf conditions flagged, it’s not worth suiting up for. A few days follow with even less – Monday and Tuesday are flat, with swell heights under 1ft and energy readings dropping into single digits. The wind switches around, but with no wave power, it’s just a blank.
There’s a small pulse of energy on Wednesday the 9th, with a 6ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a shocking 5 seconds. The combined energy climbs to (145), so there’s some push, but it’s a messy, wind-affected sea with strong breezes. For a beach break like East Runton, that’s more of a kite-surfing setup than anything you’d want to paddle into. Thursday the 10th offers a brief moment of calm with glassy conditions in the afternoon, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft.
The rest of the outlook is grim. We see another tiny pulse around Sunday the 13th with a 4ft swell from the NW, but again, a 5-second period kills any quality. The energy is only (62), and the wind is cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but there’s just no wave to ride. From the 14th onwards, it’s almost completely flat, with energy readings hitting zero for a couple of days. There’s a brief uptick on the 19th with 4ft from the NNW and a 6-second period, giving an energy of (77), but it’s a choppy, onshore mess with a moderate cross-onshore wind. Not worth the drive.
Bottom line: There are no good surf options in this entire 16-day window. It’s a rare dry spell for the area, but these things happen. Forecasts can change, but for now, I’d leave the boards in the van.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 120 | 215 | 53 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37PM3.09m | 3:15AM3.11m | 4:10PM3.17m | 4:31AM3.38m | 5:19PM3.41m | 5:30AM3.74m | 6:12PM3.67m | 6:18AM4.09m | 6:56PM3.89m | 7:00AM4.35m | 7:35PM4.04m | 7:40AM4.50m | 8:12PM4.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM1.42m | 10:10AM1.13m | 10:50PM1.29m | 11:29AM0.77m | 11:53PM1.04m | 12:26PM0.38m | 00:42AM0.79m | 1:11PM0.07m | 1:23AM0.59m | 1:51PM-0.12m | 2:00AM0.44m | 2:27PM-0.16m | 2:34AM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 155 | 53 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | S 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSE 5 | S 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | W 3 | — | SW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 100 | 52 | 80 | 145 | 120 | 215 | 1 | — | 16 | 37 | 7 | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 235 | 494 | 340 | 488 | 584 | 584 | 661 | 649 | 252 | 629 | 68 | 119 | 577 | 415 | 300 | 362 | 222 | 404 | 369 | 387 |
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