East Runton Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.94° N 1.25° E

East Runton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 6 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Runton sea temperature is
18.7° C
2.7° 

East Runton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


East Runton surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, ENE swell with 61 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 1PM (Sun 2nd Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 5s

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 heading our way for East Runton.

Straight up, this is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is looking bleak for a proper surf. There’s a long stretch of nothing worthwhile right from the start, and it’s not until the second week that we even see a glimmer of something rideable. The first real sniff of a wave that’s worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until the morning of Tuesday, the 11th of August.

The water’s warm, mind you. At 66°F, it’s running much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick wetsuit, but that’s about the only silver lining for a while.

Monday morning, 27th of July kicks things off with a poor 3ft swell from the NNW, but a stiff 16 mph WNW cross-breeze is chopping it all up. Not worth getting wet. This same story of small, weak, and messy surf continues day after day. The wind is almost always on it, and the swell energy is pitiful, mostly in the teens and twenties. There’s a moment on Thursday afternoon, 30th of July where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is a tiny 1.0ft, so it’s nothing but a bump. You’d be bobbing around on a lake.

Then we hit a gap. From the end of July right through the first week of August, it’s all tiny, weak, and onshore. The swell picks up a little around Sunday, 2nd of August, with a 3ft swell from the ENE, but the wind is still cross-onshore and choppy. The energy is still weak at 56. This pattern of small, wind-affected surf drags on. The wind actually gets stronger, with a fresh breeze from the East on the 4th and 5th, making things lumpy and unappealing. The swell gets a bit bigger on Thursday afternoon, 6th of August, hitting 5ft from the East with a moderate energy of 118, but it’s coming with a fresh cross-onshore wind and rain. That’s a messy, grovelly day at best.

The Standout (and only real hope):

The only time this forecast gets interesting is on Tuesday morning, 11th of August. We’ve got a 4ft swell rolling in from the NNW, with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is a solid 406. That’s a proper pulse of energy. The wind is light, just 6 mph from the NNE and onshore, but it’s light enough that it’ll be workable. It won’t be perfect, but it’s the only day in the whole 16 days where the ocean has enough grunt to push a rideable wave. It’s a Monday morning, so crowds might be a problem, but with this kind of drought, there will be a few others out. Keep your expectations in check, but this is the day to check.

For the rest, it’s a long, flat wait. The setup is so poor for so long that it’s honestly more interesting for the kite surfers if the wind picks up, because there’s hardly any wave to push a surfboard.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
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Height (m)
Direction
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0.9
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
9
0.4
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9
0.3
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9
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0.6
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NNW
5
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5
0.2
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8
0.2
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8
0.4
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7
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7
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5
0.9
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6
0.7
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5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
12
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40
37
25
14
15
14
12
12
7
8
7
5
4
16
22
56
43
23
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
5
E
15
SSW
10
WNW
15
NE
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
SSW
25
NNW
25
WNW
20
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
E
10
SW
20
N
15
NE
15
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Wind State
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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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8:57
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Feels °C
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Information about the East Runton Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for East Runton provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at East Runton can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our East Runton surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (East Runton) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for East Runton may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

East Runton is 30 km (19 miles) from the city of Fakenham. If you plan a holiday in East Anglia, look for hotels and other accommodation in Fakenham. Fakenham has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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