Runswick Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.53° N 0.74° W

Runswick Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Runswick Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.7° 

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


Runswick Bay surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, E swell with 361 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Runswick Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Runswick Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 1AM. 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 Runswick Bay in the next 16 days are 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Mon 24th Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Best Surf 1AM (Mon 24th Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Most Powerful 7AM (Wed 26th Aug)6ft (1.9m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Runswick Bay over the next 16 days.


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