Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
19
19
34
40
45
29
40
36
37
30
26
19
19
9
9
8
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:20PM2.16m
8:15AM2.54m
8:55PM2.25m
8:46AM2.68m
9:26PM2.33m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.36m
2:44AM0.57m
3:14PM0.15m
3:18AM0.45m
3:47PM-0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
19
20
20
21
20
19
19
20
20
21
21
18
17
16
19
22
23
23
17
Feels °C
16
19
18
19
18
17
18
19
20
21
21
15
15
14
15
18
18
17
11
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