Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 02 May 2026 BST
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Gorleston on Sea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 3AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)--
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)2s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
0.4
S
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
2
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
7
15
12
11
8
8
8
12
0
1
8
21
27
24
15
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
S
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:59AM2.51m
9:10PM2.59m
9:27AM2.52m
9:45PM2.54m
9:56AM2.48m
Low Tide
3:35AM0.13m
3:49PM0.25m
4:07AM0.21m
4:21PM0.23m
4:39AM0.33m
4:54PM0.25m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:20
5:18
5:16
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8:20
8:22
8:22
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
12
14
16
17
14
14
11
11
12
15
16
17
15
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
15
13
10
12
14
14
10
10
7
7
8
11
12
14
14
9
8
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
N
7
0.2
S
4
0.4
NNE
5
Energy kJ
4
2
1
1
1
9
6
3
8
1
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
N
7
0.2
S
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
2
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
5
Energy kJ
4
1
2
7
15
12
11
8
8
8
12
1
1
21
27
24
15
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
283
225
411
411
462
563
462
462
563
575
574
566
575
575
583
583
565
382
305
211
208
170
232
654
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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