Surf Forecasts:
East Runton surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period, NW swell with 232 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 1.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 7PM. 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 | 7PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for East Runton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. After a long stretch of flat and windblown, we finally get a narrow window of worth-it surf at East Runton, but you’re going to have to wait.
Right out the gate, the first eight days or so are dead. Tiny little bumps, zero energy—just not worth your wax.
First real swell hits Thursday the 10th. Morning shows 2.0m from the NNW, combined energy of 383, which is solid, but it's a short-period set (7 seconds) and the wind is cross-shore, making things lumpy and messy. That’s a fair amount of water for a beginner break, so leave your foamie at home unless you’re keen on a beating. Thursday afternoon hangs around 1.9m but with cross-onshore chop.
Friday the 11th is where it’s at. In the morning, the wind goes completely glassy—calm as a Sunday morning. You get a 1.0m north swell at 8 seconds with combined energy of 177. The break is fairly exposed to that north direction, and it matches the optimum swell direction of NNE, so those waves will wrap in cleanly. For East Runton, that’s your sweet spot. Expect a few other heads in the water—this spot does get a crowd *sometimes*—but with glassy conditions and a clean peak, it’s worth fighting for a wave or two. Just 0.9m later that Friday afternoon with light offshore wind, still clean but not as good as the morning.
After that, it’s right back to tiny dribble and cross-shore junk until Wednesday and Thursday next week, when there’s a few lumpy 1–1.3m sets, but winds are onshore or cross-onshore, so it’ll be choppy. Not terrible for a big board, but not the good stuff.
Best bet: Friday morning, September 11th, glassy off, 1.0m N swell. That's your moment. Everything else is a scratch session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 4 | W 5 |
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 kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 59 | 114 | 89 | 55 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13AM4.15m | 10:40PM3.71m | 10:57AM3.89m | 11:25PM3.47m | 11:50AM3.57m | 00:23AM3.22m | 1:01PM3.25m | 1:42AM3.06m | 2:37PM3.09m | 3:15AM3.11m | 4:10PM3.17m | 4:31AM3.38m | 5:19PM3.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.43m | 4:58AM0.74m | 5:32PM0.72m | 5:44AM0.94m | 6:24PM1.04m | 6:47AM1.16m | 7:36PM1.31m | 8:20AM1.27m | 9:17PM1.42m | 10:10AM1.13m | 10:50PM1.29m | 11:29AM0.77m | 11:53PM1.04m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | SE 4 | N 11 | NW 4 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 9 | — | — | 89 | 55 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 11 | NNW 6 | S 6 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 13 | S 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 59 | 114 | — | 2 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 50 | 41 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 532 | 574 | 555 | 183 | 362 | 520 | 658 | 641 | 429 | 68 | 118 | 118 | 224 | 406 | 376 | 314 | 426 | 668 | 791 | 755 | 641 |
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