East Runton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cookin' for East Runton.

To be straight with you, the whole 16-day stretch is a bit of a write-off for decent paddle surfing. There isn't a single session that I'd call good. The waves are tiny, the winds are junk, and it's a consistent tale of "poor surf conditions" from start to finish.

We're lookin' at a long, flat spell. For the first few days, we've got nothing but small, weak windswell – we're talking 1 ft to 2 ft junk with periods barely reaching 4 to 9 seconds, and the wind is either onshore or cross-shore chopping it up. On Wednesday the 29th of July afternoon, you've got clear skies and light airs, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft from the N with a combined energy of just 15 (weak). It’s just not worth paddling out.

We get a bit of a pulse around Monday the 3rd of August, but it's a messy one. The swell picks up to 4 ft by morning, then 5 ft in the afternoon from the ENE, with moderate combined energy (77 morning, 154 afternoon). But the wind is a fresh to strong cross-onshore, making it lumpy and messy. That trend continues into Tuesday the 4th of August with a 6 ft swell from the NE (combined energy 323 – moderate), but again, it's blown out with cross-onshore wind and light rain. This setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing – it’s just too choppy.

From Wednesday the 5th of August onwards, it’s back to mostly small, weak swell with onshore or cross-shore winds. There's a brief moment on Tuesday the 11th of August morning where the wind goes light cross-offshore from the W, and the swell is a clean 3 ft from the NNE, but the period is only 8 seconds and the combined energy is weak (83). It would be the most surfable moment, but still pretty marginal. The consistency is "fairly consistent" here, but the quality just isn't there.

So, the bottom line: there are no standouts, nothing to get excited about. Water temperature is a very unusual 66°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. For a beginner, this is a tough stretch – the waves are either too small and weak, or when there's a bit of size, it's blown to bits. Take a longboard and low expectations if you absolutely have to get wet. It tends not to stay this poor for long, so keep an eye on the forecasts.

Rusty.

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