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Today at East Runton Beach: Good for canoeing — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 5 kn SE · Tide -1.3 to 0.3 m. Best window around 19:00 UTC. Today's conditions at East Runton Beach: 1.6m waves with light cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the midday, with Paddleboarding also worth considering. Water temperature is 15°C / 58°F.
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East Runton Beach faces NE, tucked away from the prevailing westerly swell — the aspect that gives canoeing the flat, sheltered water it needs more often than an exposed coast would.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 5 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for canoeing.
Over the published window East Runton Beach clears 60/100 for canoeing at Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, East Runton Beach ranks 20th for canoeing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A chalk-flint reef shapes this beach break, lifting NNE swells into lefts and rights typically 1-3ft, occasionally 4-5ft, best October to March. Sharp flint rocks and strong rips are hazards on bigger swells; the reef also draws snorkellers in calmer summer conditions. Entry is best on a pushing mid-to-high tide; low tide leaves the reef shallow and hazardous. RNLI lifeguards patrol June-September, 10am-6pm. Dogs are banned 1 May-30 September.
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Wind at East Runton Beach today: 5 kn SE (gusting 20 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects canoeing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at East Runton Beach today: 1.9 m, 7 s period from SW, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for canoeing at East Runton Beach today is around 19:00 UTC, when conditions score 43/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, East Runton Beach scores 54/100 today for surfing — Okay. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
East Runton Beach is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
East Runton Beach is a coastal location near East Runton in United Kingdom. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At East Runton Beach, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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