Sutton-on-Sea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Sutton-on-Sea for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you: it ain't looking pretty. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off. There are no good surf options on the table, full stop. Before you chuck your board in the attic, remember that this stretch can flip on a dime, and forecasts are always shifting, so don’t lose all hope just yet. But for now, it’s a real flat spell.

We start off this Saturday the 1st with a tease. There’s a tiny pulse of north swell, maybe 0.7ft on the face, with a light offshore breeze making things glassy. The water’s a balmy 67°F, which is a whopping 7°F warmer than normal for this time of year—that’s really unusual, and it’s the only highlight. But don’t get excited; that little wave is gutless and won’t push you anywhere. You’ll be doing more floating than surfing.

Sunday the 2nd brings a bit more wind, swinging onshore from the northeast, which chops up the already pathetic 0.7ft of swell. It’s poor, and the afternoon kicks up to 16 mph, making it messy.

Monday the 3rd is when we see the biggest swell of the whole run, but it’s a joke. We get 4ft from the east-northeast with a short, crumbly 5-second period. It’s lumpy and blown out by a fresh cross-onshore breeze. Don't bother. Tuesday’s similar, with 3ft but hopelessly weak.

From Wednesday the 5th through to Tuesday the 11th, it’s just a dribble. Swell heights hover between 1ft and 2ft, mostly from the north-northeast. There are some clean windows, especially Thursday the 6th with a moderate offshore wind, but we’re talking about waves you could step over. The energy readings are pitiful, well under 100—we’re looking at numbers like 13, 15, 20. It’s not surf.

There is one slight flicker on Monday the 10th. We get a pulse of 3ft north swell with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to 137-140. That’s the most interesting thing we’ll see all fortnight, but the wind is howling cross-shore at 12-16 mph, turning it into a choppy, cross-chop mess. Given the conditions, this looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day.

After that, it’s back to nothing. The rest of the week into the 16th is more of the same: tiny, weak, and mostly with too much wind. There’s a bit of a clean-up on the 15th and 16th with strong offshore breezes, but the swell is a barely-there 1ft. Even a grommet on a foamie would be bored.

So, there you have it. A whole lot of nothing. The only consistent thing about Sutton-on-Sea right now is how inconsistent it is. Keep the board waxed, but maybe take up fishing for a fortnight.

Rusty out.

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