Runswick Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North East England, UK)

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Runswick Bay Surf Guide

Runswick Bay in North East England is a fairly exposed reef and point break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the north. No beach break here and there is right hand reef break too. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Runswick Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	3	fairly consistent	9.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Runswick Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Runswick Bay occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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Explore Runswick Bay Location Map

Interactive Runswick Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Runswick Bay is Teesside Airport (MME) in England, 44 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Runswick Bay is Newcastle Airport (NCL), also in England, 83 km (52 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Runswick Bay Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 21:59 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

Tides at Runswick Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Loftus, 9 km from Runswick Bay.

Next High Water: 06:52am | 3.87m

Next Low Water: 12:54am | 1.03m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Runswick Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.5 °C) at Runswick Bay is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (6.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.