Surf Forecasts:
Sutton-on-Sea surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, N swell with 69 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sutton-on-Sea this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Sutton-on-Sea in the next 16 days are 0.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sutton-on-Sea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I'm Rusty, and I've been staring at these charts for Sutton-on-Sea. I gotta be straight with you: it's brutal out there. We've got the full 16-day forecast in front of us, and there is not a single session worth paddling out for. This is one of those long, dead spells where the ocean just clocks off.
The whole thing starts on the 15th of September with absolutely nothing. The best we see is a tiny 0.7ft push way late in the run on the 27th, but even that comes with an onshore ESE wind and a combined wave energy of only 46 – that's a weak bump, not a wave. Everything before that is a total write-off. From the 15th right through to the 30th, we're looking at swell heights that are mostly under 2 feet, with combined energy readings that are often in the single digits – 11, 9, even 1. That's not surf, that's a lake.
The wind is the only thing that *could* have saved it, and sometimes it is offshore or cross-off from the W or WSW, like on the 18th or the 25th. But when the swell is a miserable 0.3ft, even a glassy clean face gives you nothing to ride. You'd be paddling for thin air.
There is no standout. There is no best session. For the full 16-day window, there isn't a single point where the numbers line up to offer a proper wave. If you're clutching at straws, keep an eye on the 27th – that's the closest we get to a pulse, but it's a long way off and the wind is tricky. It's more of a "hope it cleans up" than a plan.
Stash the board and find something else to do. Forecasts can flip, and for a spot like this, a blank run is part of the deal. But right now? It's a hard pass.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 66 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:02AM5.50m | 9:22PM5.04m | 9:36AM5.13m | 9:53PM4.71m | 10:12AM4.71m | 10:25PM4.34m | 10:51AM4.25m | 11:05PM3.97m | 11:45AM3.81m | 00:12AM3.64m | 1:28PM3.52m | 2:10AM3.56m | 3:17PM3.58m | 3:39AM3.81m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.50m | 3:29AM0.75m | 3:51PM0.90m | 4:01AM1.04m | 4:23PM1.33m | 4:36AM1.39m | 4:59PM1.74m | 5:19AM1.77m | 5:48PM2.12m | 6:24AM2.11m | 7:06PM2.39m | 8:19AM2.23m | 9:13PM2.36m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 66 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 9 | N 6 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | N 6 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 651 | 651 | 350 | 281 | 139 | 9 | 220 | 651 | 359 | 448 | 510 | 500 | 651 | 326 | 326 | 337 | 401 | 337 | 339 | 432 | 361 |
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