Surf Forecasts:
East Runton surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, E swell with 247 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N 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 Sunday (Aug 23) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at East Runton in the next 16 days are 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for East Runton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what we've got on the menu for the next couple of weeks. I'll level with you, it's a tough one. We're looking at a long, dry spell before anything even worth paddling out for shows up.
The first real chance of a wave comes on the morning of Sunday, the 23rd of August. Up until then, from Thursday the 20th through to Saturday the 22nd, it's a write-off. We've got a combination of very small swell with onshore or cross-onshore winds, making for choppy, poor surf. It's one of those stretches where you leave the board in the car.
Sunday morning swings in a little bit of hope. East Runton will see a NNE swell coming through at about 3 ft, with a period of 8 seconds – not a ton of power, but it’s something. The combined energy is only in the moderate range at (115). The big positive here is a light W wind shifting cross-offshore, which will keep the surface pretty clean. It's a beginner-friendly wave at that size, so if you're just getting your feet wet, this is your window. The water temperature is running much warmer than usual for this time of year by about 3°.
After that Sunday morning window, we slip back into small, messy conditions for the rest of the week. The winds stay cross or cross-on, and the swell drops off. There's a couple of clean, offshore windows on the 26th and 27th of August – Wednesday and Thursday – but the swell is tiny, barely 2 ft to 1 ft. Not even worth suiting up for, to be honest. You can look at it, but you can't ride it.
The outlook doesn't improve much. The first week of September shows some 4 ft swell on Wednesday the 2nd, but it's being hammered by a near gale cross-shore wind that will make it a washing machine out there. That setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
So, where does that leave us? The one standout, and I mean the *only* one, is that morning session on Sunday the 23rd of August at East Runton. It's not going to be epic, but it's clean, it's small, and it’s rideable for those learning. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game. The forecast can change, but as it stands, there's a big gap of no-good surf from the 24th right through to the end of the outlook.
Stay patient, stay sharp. The ocean will come around.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
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 kJ | 9 | 89 | 80 | 94 | 187 | 175 | 211 | 145 | 115 | 87 | 60 | 33 | 20 | 110 | 247 | 176 | 82 | 37 | 20 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:43AM2.98m | 1:17PM2.98m | 1:55AM2.81m | 2:43PM2.81m | 3:23AM2.80m | 4:07PM2.83m | 4:36AM2.97m | 5:11PM2.98m | 5:29AM3.24m | 5:59PM3.19m | 6:11AM3.54m | 6:39PM3.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM1.24m | 6:50AM1.36m | 7:27PM1.50m | 7:59AM1.54m | 8:49PM1.64m | 9:46AM1.56m | 10:31PM1.58m | 11:18AM1.37m | 11:37PM1.38m | 12:12PM1.08m | 00:22AM1.15m | 12:53PM0.77m | 00:58AM0.93m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 115 | 87 | 60 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | 82 | 37 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | SW 3 | ESE 5 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 89 | 80 | 94 | 187 | 175 | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 110 | 247 | 176 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 584 | 159 | 389 | 289 | 281 | 281 | 289 | 28 | 0 | 222 | 141 | 532 | 564 | 532 | 561 | 534 | 509 | 220 | 141 | 119 |
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