Runswick Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.53° N 0.74° W

Runswick Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Runswick Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.5° 

Runswick Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Runswick Bay today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Runswick Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Runswick Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
9
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NNW
7
1.6
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
25
22
22
21
20
19
11
7
129
132
339
400
356
305
266
260
219
153
127
99
77
75
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NE
5
NE
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:25AM4.10m
9:03PM3.71m
9:18AM3.88m
10:00PM3.55m
10:25AM3.68m
Low Tide
2:26AM1.00m
2:59PM0.75m
3:13AM1.16m
3:51PM0.99m
4:12AM1.31m
4:59PM1.20m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
18
17
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
14
13
14
17
20
21
20
16
Feels °C
15
14
12
9
11
9
6
6
6
7
9
11
12
15
12
10
10
11
12
15
15
15
13
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