Surf Forecasts:
East Runton surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period, WNW swell with 114 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 1.5m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for East Runton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. I'm looking at the next couple of weeks at East Runton, and honestly, it’s a tough sit. Not much to get the blood pumping.
From the 28th of August right through to the 3rd of September, we’re in a real flat spell. The waves are tiny, nothing over about 2ft, with cross-offshore winds that are just tearing up the surface. The energy is weak, barely registering more than double digits. Just a lot of nothing. Save the wax.
We get a little bump on Saturday the 5th of September. It jumps to about 6ft out of the NW, and the energy hits a moderate 235. But it’s a short period, only 6 seconds, and the wind is a messy cross-shore. On a beach break like this, that's just gonna be lumpy and weak. Honestly, it looks more interesting for the kite-surfers than for anyone with a paddle. Weirdly, the water is warm – about 66°, much warmer than it should be for this time of year.
Then it goes back to junk for another 3 days. The one real spark in the darkness shows up on Wednesday the 9th of September. The afternoon has a cleaner 6ft swell from the NNW, and the period stretches out to a very long 12 seconds, with a strong energy reading of 944. The wind is a clean offshore from the west. That is proper groundswell potential. It could set up nicely, but with that long period at a beach break, it might also be a bit straight and powerful. It's the only thing worth marking on the calendar.
That carries over into the morning of Thursday the 10th, with a clean 4ft wave from the north at 10 seconds (247 energy) and a light offshore breeze from the SSW. It's surfable, but it's not a classic. After that, the whole thing just fizzles out again for the rest of the forecast.
Here’s the straight talk: there’s a huge gap of flat, poor surf at the start. If you’re a beginner, a couple of the tiny clean days around the 30th of August might look tempting, but the swell is just too weak to push you around. For everyone else, that Wednesday and Thursday, the 9th and 10th of September, is your one and only shot, and it's still a long way out there.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 8 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
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 kJ | 16 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 20 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47PM3.76m | 7:52AM4.26m | 8:19PM3.89m | 8:24AM4.37m | 8:52PM3.96m | 8:58AM4.39m | 9:25PM3.96m | 9:34AM4.31m | 10:01PM3.87m | 10:13AM4.15m | 10:40PM3.71m | 10:57AM3.89m | 11:25PM3.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.60m | 2:33PM0.10m | 2:37AM0.51m | 3:06PM0.04m | 3:10AM0.47m | 3:38PM0.08m | 3:43AM0.50m | 4:13PM0.21m | 4:19AM0.59m | 4:49PM0.43m | 4:58AM0.74m | 5:32PM0.72m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 6 | SE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | — | WSW 3 | NE 6 | — | W 3 | SE 5 | S 6 | NW 4 | — | — | W 3 | SE 4 | N 9 | — | — | S 7 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 3 | NW 6 | W 3 | — | SSW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | NW 4 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 8 | — | 5 | 21 | 4 | 27 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 50 | 19 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 220 | 224 | 429 | 387 | 362 | 440 | 373 | 389 | 340 | 203 | 316 | 564 | 462 | 514 | 692 | 511 | 1127 | 661 | 584 |
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