Surf Forecasts:
East Runton surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, NE swell with 118 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 Sunday (Jul 12) 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 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for East Runton over the next 16 days.
Alright, I’m looking at the forecast for the next couple weeks, and honestly, it’s a tough one. We’re in for a long dry spell here at East Runton. The entire 16-day window is basically one big gap with no real surf on offer. Every single day is marked as "poor surf conditions", so there’s not a single time I’d recommend paddling out.
The first week is especially grim. From Thursday the 9th right through to the end of next week, we’ve got tiny, weak swells—mostly around 1 ft to 2 ft—with short, choppy periods and a lot of cross-shore and onshore wind. The combined energy is pitiful, barely registering in the double digits most days, like 15 or 20. It’s not going to be worth the effort. The wind is never clean; it’s cross, cross-on, or onshore almost the whole time. By Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th, the wind picks up from the NE at 15-16 mph, and we get a bit more swell (4 ft), but it’s all onshore and messy.
The second week doesn’t get much better. There’s a bit more energy on Saturday the 18th, with a 6 ft NNE swell pushing the combined energy up to 310, but it’s still cross-onshore from the NNW at 19 mph, so it’ll be lumpy and tough. Then on Friday the 24th, there’s a 6 ft WNW swell with a light ENE breeze, which sounds promising, but the period is only 6 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore. Even then, the rating is zero.
For a beginner spot like East Runton, this kind of blank run is pretty normal. When the wind is wrong and the swell is small and weak, it just doesn’t work. We need a better alignment of clean offshore winds from the SSW and a decent groundswell from the NNE to get things going. Until then, my advice is to leave the board in the shed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 83 | 101 | 108 | 112 | 103 | 107 | 91 | 62 | 60 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:55PM3.45m | 2:52AM3.22m | 3:08PM3.46m | 3:57AM3.34m | 4:18PM3.58m | 4:57AM3.54m | 5:22PM3.74m | 5:51AM3.78m | 6:20PM3.90m | 6:42AM4.02m | 7:14PM4.01m | 7:30AM4.24m | 8:05PM4.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM1.31m | 8:35PM0.86m | 8:58AM1.27m | 9:46PM0.88m | 10:16AM1.13m | 10:59PM0.82m | 11:29AM0.88m | 00:04AM0.71m | 12:33PM0.57m | 1:00AM0.60m | 1:29PM0.27m | 1:50AM0.52m | 2:21PM0.04m | 2:36AM0.50m | |||||||
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 | 4:39 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 83 | 101 | 108 | 112 | 103 | 107 | 91 | 62 | 60 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 426 | 519 | 224 | 403 | 403 | 318 | 426 | 391 | 451 | 508 | 513 | 329 | 526 | 561 | 329 | 281 | 331 | 398 | 429 | 223 | 206 |
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