Surf Forecasts:
Sutton-on-Sea surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, ESE swell with 74 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 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sutton-on-Sea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, Sutton-on-Sea. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks look pretty grim for paddling, with only one day that might just about be worth a look, and even then it’s nothing to write home about. The rest is a flat, choppy, or wind-bent mess.
First off, there’s hardly any surf on offer at all for the first ten days or so. From Monday the 10th of August right through until the 23rd of August – that’s a solid two-week stretch – the waves are tiny, wind-chewed, or both. You’ll see a bit of north-northeast swell around the 2 ft mark, but it’s arriving with messy onshore or cross-onshore winds, and the combined swell energy is laughably weak, maxing out at around 60 (moderate) on a couple of afternoons, but mostly under 20. Water temp is sitting at 19° which is much warmer than normal for the time of year, so that’s a nice touch if you just want a float, but the surf itself is not worth the walk down the beach.
Now, you’ll see the morning of Tuesday the 18th of August is glassy – that’s a beauty of a morning – but the swell is only 1.0 ft. It’s just not enough to ride. Same goes for the 19th of August morning: glassy, but only 0.7 ft.
The best – and I mean the only standout – is the morning of Monday the 24th of August. We finally get a bit of life. The swell jumps to 4 ft from the north-northeast, with a period of 7 seconds, so a short-period wind swell, not a groundswell, but it’s something. The combined swell energy hits 151 (moderate), which is the biggest number in the whole window. And the key here: the wind is offshore, from the west at 6 mph, which is going to clean it right up. It’s still a beach break, so don’t expect perfection, but if you time it early, that offshore breeze should hold it together. This is beginner-friendly size too, under 5 ft, so it’s not going to bowl over anyone. It’s just a bit of fun and it’s the only window for miles.
After that, Tuesday the 25th of August morning is glassy again but tiny at 2 ft – not worth chasing.
Overall, if you’re a surfer, Sutton-on-Sea is giving you a blank run from the 10th to the 23rd, with that one Monday morning on the 24th as your only real hope. That’s pretty normal for this area when the charts look like this. Keep an eye on the wind, but don’t hold your breath for anything before that.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | N 12 | E 4 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 5 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 44 | 50 | 57 | 39 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:51PM4.73m | 5:15AM4.89m | 5:51PM5.03m | 6:06AM5.30m | 6:43PM5.28m | 6:52AM5.64m | 7:29PM5.43m | 7:35AM5.86m | 8:11PM5.46m | 8:16AM5.91m | 8:51PM5.37m | 8:55AM5.79m | 9:29PM5.17m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM1.21m | 11:52AM0.72m | 00:16AM0.93m | 12:43PM0.26m | 1:01AM0.71m | 1:28PM-0.08m | 1:42AM0.58m | 2:09PM-0.23m | 2:20AM0.55m | 2:48PM-0.19m | 2:56AM0.61m | 3:24PM0.03m | 3:31AM0.76m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | N 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 44 | 50 | 57 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 8 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | E 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 5 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 59 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 527 | 147 | 510 | 298 | 249 | 291 | 291 | 116 | 277 | 458 | 139 | 350 | 530 | 361 | 338 | 366 | 500 | 225 | 584 | 546 |
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