Stone Groyne
Surf spot · UK
Is it worth the trip?
13Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: too small (2 ft swell at 4 s)
Mon 2 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- NNE 16 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tue 3 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- NE 14 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- E 14 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- WSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Sun 8 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- WSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 14, too small
- Mon 23, too small
- Tue 311, too small
- Wed 45, too small
- Thu 58, too small
- Fri 624, too small
- Sat 716, too small
- Sun 89, too small
- Mon 92, too small
- Tue 101, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 11 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 4, too small | under 1 ft7 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the west, 2 knots | 11°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the east, 14 knots | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the east, 11 knots | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 24, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 8°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 11°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 1, too small | under 1 ft8 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | wind from the south-east, 0 knots | 12°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 04:50 −1.7 mHigh 10:48 +1.5 mLow 17:18 −1.1 mHigh 23:03 +1.6 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:06 −1.6 mHigh 12:02 +1.2 mLow 18:38 −0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:14 +1.4 mLow 07:27 −1.6 mHigh 13:28 +1.1 mLow 19:58 −0.9 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Stone Groyne
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More surf near here
1 place
- East Runton 2.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Stone Groyne
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (24°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (204°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.0 km out (1 in 196). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Cromer, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 11°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,320–US$2,440 each
about US$1,320–US$2,440 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$449–US$925 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$134–US$228 |
| Total | about US$1,320–US$2,440 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
1 min by car · 57 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Cromer its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in East Runton on Booking.com
5 min by car · 36 places to stay
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 16h 15m
About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 3h 50m by road
Flights ORD → LHR on your dates · Skyscanner
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