Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
6.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 3PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.4
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)665555554556656777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104724542402416161927730001489171921211211
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23PM
1.93
3:24AM
2.07
4:14PM
1.96
4:25AM
2.05
5:04PM
2.02
5:20AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
0.77
9:12PM
1.11
10:16AM
0.87
10:55PM
1.05
11:33AM
0.85
12:03AM
0.91
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------
Sunset--4:02-------4:04-------4:06-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------61------------
Temp. °C910101098779998643324544556
Feels °C (?)3454443343431-2-3-3-4-11-1-1002
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