East Runton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Looking at the full 16-day picture for East Runton, I’ve got to say it’s a tough stretch. The surf is weak, small, and often messy. There’s not a single standout session worth paddling out for, and the whole period is basically a write-off for decent waves. The first real surf we see is from Saturday morning July 4th, but it’s only 2 ft from the north with a short 7-second period. Combined swell energy is just 23 (weak), and while the morning is clean with a cross-off breeze, that tiny swell won’t give you much to work with. The water temperature is 64°F, which is 6°F warmer than normal – that’s very unusual for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick wetsuit.

Saturday afternoon stays small and clean but still 2 ft. Sunday July 5th: 2 ft from the northwest, but the period drops to 5 seconds – that’s short and weak, combined energy 30. Wind is cross, making it choppy. Not good. Monday July 6th: back to 2 ft, cross-off in the morning but clean, still no power. Tuesday July 7th: 1.0 ft in the morning, clean but tiny. The rest of the first week and into the second is a repeating pattern of tiny swell – 1.0 ft to 3 ft – with short periods and mostly onshore or cross-onshore wind. The combined energy stays in the single digits or low twenties, which is weak. It’s all "poor surf conditions" across every session.

The best of a bad bunch comes on Wednesday July 15th, where we get a 3 ft east swell with a 5-second period and combined energy 44 – still weak, but at least there’s a bit more size. The morning is cross-shore with a cross-chop, not great but not the worst. That afternoon swells to 4 ft from the east, same short period, energy up to 61, but the wind turns cross-onshore and choppy. That’s as big as it gets, but it’s still small, short-period, and messy.

From July 16th onward, it fades back to 2 ft and below, with combined energy dropping to 8 or less. The last few days have tiny 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft swell and onshore wind – barely a ripple.

Honestly, there’s nothing here to get excited about. If I had to point to one session that’s the least bad, it’d be Wednesday July 15th morning – that 3 ft east swell with cross-shore wind gives you something to mess around on, but it’s not good. For beginners, the water’s warm and the waves are small, so it’s safe for a splash, but don’t expect any proper rides. For anyone else, leave the board at home – this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, especially on the days with stronger cross-shore wind and some chop.

No standouts, no hidden gems. Just a long, flat, disappointing run. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, East Runton is a dud for the next 16 days.

Rusty.

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