East Runton A149 — East Runton, the nearest town. Photo: Northmetpit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About East Runton

East Runton is a town in Norfolk, United Kingdom. From East Runton you can reach 2 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is East Runton, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 15 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NWI, 29 km away.

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Staying in East Runton

36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 15 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NWI, 29 km, HUY, 129 km, STN, 136 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from East Runton.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for East Runton too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Stone Groyne3.1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Cromer

3 ft58 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Stone Groyne, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	58kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	13°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	13°C

East Runton0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft46 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

1 ft0 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at East Runton, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	13°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of East Runton, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Dive near East Runton

SS Rosalie 9.1 km · stays here

Places to eat near East Runton

Constantia Cottage RestaurantGreek · 0.4 km from the centre
Wills Plaice East RuntonFish and chips · 0.4 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Jun 2025
Rocky BottomsSeafood · 0.8 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2025
The Wanderer Bar and Kitchen at SeacroftBar and grill · 0.9 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Aug 2026
In2blu1.3 km from the centre
Krua ThaiThai · 1.4 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Oct 2024

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

East Runton, UK