Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.4° 

Gorleston on Sea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 6AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
494
423
410
371
398
400
307
210
195
202
175
132
94
80
106
146
194
218
269
250
135
79
50
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
30
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:29AM2.02m
2:04PM1.77m
2:08AM1.91m
4:08PM1.72m
4:02AM1.94m
5:21PM1.81m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.79m
7:48PM1.09m
8:44AM0.93m
8:56PM1.22m
10:31AM0.92m
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light rain
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light rain
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7:24
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7:26
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5:52
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5:50
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 mm
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1
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1
1
5
2
1
1
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2
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Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
12
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
5
6
8
6
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