Surf Forecasts:
East Runton surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, ENE swell with 326 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for East Runton this week:
The surf forecast for East Runton over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at East Runton in the next 16 days are 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for East Runton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here again. Let’s break this down in terms you can feel. Honestly, it’s a rough start. We’ve got a big dry gap with hardly a wave worth mentioning for the first week and a half. The first real opportunity doesn’t show up until the first Friday of September.
For the next ten days or so, the surf is pretty much dead. Tiny swell, junk winds, and combined energy readings are tiny – like 42 to just 11 (weak). Nothing doing.
We get a tiny pulse on Friday, September 4th. A 4ft swell from the WNW shows up in the morning, but with a short 5-second period, it’s gutless. The offshore wind from the SW will make it clean, though. Combined energy is a low 85 (weak). It’s surfable, but just barely.
Then it gets weird on Saturday, September 5th and Sunday the 6th. The swell jumps to 6ft and 6ft from the NNW, with a combined energy of 326 (moderate). Sounds good until you feel the wind. That fresh NNW breeze is cross-onshore, making it lumpy and choppy. At East Runton beach, that’s a mess. This much swell and that wind? It’s a kite-surfing day, not a paddle-surfing one. Only for the experts with nothing to lose.
The one to circle on your calendar is Tuesday, September 8th. We’ve got a solid 6ft swell from the NW, combined energy of 183 (moderate), and the wind is a beautiful 12 mph offshore from the SW. That’s the cleanest, most promising window. East Runton could have some really fun, clean lines. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, and that size is manageable. Keep an eye out for the crowd, though – it can get “sometimes” busy here.
So, the takeaway: Wait until Tuesday the 8th. Everything else is a bust or a messy, blown-out mess.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 3 | N 8 | N 8 |
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 kJ | 41 | 22 | 78 | 135 | 118 | 326 | 153 | 68 | 33 | 50 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36AM2.97m | 5:11PM2.98m | 5:29AM3.24m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM1.37m | 11:37PM1.38m | 12:12PM1.08m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | SE 4 | NNW 4 | N 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 22 | — | 30 | — | — | 153 | 68 | 33 | 50 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | NE 7 | SE 4 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | — | — | N 8 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | S 5 | N 7 | — | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 78 | 135 | 118 | 326 | — | 25 | 8 | — | 10 | — | 18 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 532 | 407 | 532 | 223 | 509 | 406 | 76 | 68 | 295 | 27 | 27 | 119 | 252 | 281 | 31 | 203 | 119 | 167 | 560 | 561 | 577 |
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