Surf Forecasts:
East Runton surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, ENE swell with 142 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) 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 1.6m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for East Runton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for East Runton over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, it’s a pretty bleak stretch of days ahead. We’ve got a full sixteen-day window but honestly, there’s no surf to get excited about. The first proper recommendation doesn’t even show up, and the whole run is just one poor surf condition after another.
The water is sitting at 66° on the 25th, which is a solid 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a notable jump, but it doesn’t help the waves.
We start on the 25th with a lumpy 4ft to 4ft cross-onshore mess from the east, with a short 5-second period. That’s all wind chop with weak energy (98). The wind is a fresh 19 mph, making it a real struggle. The 26th is more of the same: cross-shore chop, 4ft, still short period. The 27th cleans up a little with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops to 3ft and the energy is weak (57). The 28th and 29th are tiny, with 1ft and 0.7ft respectively – you’d be better off on a lake.
The 30th through to the 5th of September are all flat to tiny, with clean conditions but swell heights barely hitting 2ft, and often less. The energy figures are laughable, mostly in the single digits. There’s a brief moment on the 6th of September where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is a pathetic 1.0ft. Not worth getting wet for.
The 8th of September afternoon shows a bit of a pulse, with 3ft from the NW, but it’s a short 5-second period and the wind is cross-off, so it’s clean but weak. The 9th of September sees a moderate energy bump (103) with 2ft to 3ft from the north, an 8-second period, and light winds. It’s the best of a bad lot, but still a poor surf call.
For a break that’s fairly consistent, this is a quiet run. It’s a beginner-friendly spot normally, but with nothing over 4ft and most of it under 2ft, there’s just no push. The wind is mostly offshore or cross-off, so the surface is clean, but there’s no wave to ride.
Stick to the kettle, mate. Nothing’s happening here.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 142 | 88 | 74 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59PM3.19m | 6:11AM3.54m | 6:39PM3.40m | 6:47AM3.83m | 7:14PM3.60m | 7:20AM4.07m | 7:47PM3.76m | 7:52AM4.26m | 8:19PM3.89m | 8:24AM4.37m | 8:52PM3.96m | 8:58AM4.39m | 9:25PM3.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM1.15m | 12:53PM0.77m | 00:58AM0.93m | 1:28PM0.49m | 1:32AM0.74m | 2:01PM0.26m | 2:04AM0.60m | 2:33PM0.10m | 2:37AM0.51m | 3:06PM0.04m | 3:10AM0.47m | 3:38PM0.08m | 3:43AM0.50m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | ENE 6 | — | E 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | SW 4 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 2 | 53 | — | 66 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 20 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | SE 5 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | N 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 91 | 142 | 88 | 74 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 119 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 20 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 406 | 524 | 667 | 486 | 210 | 532 | 212 | 393 | 203 | 340 | 386 | 418 | 362 | 362 | 369 | 404 | 565 | 584 | 519 |
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