Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.9° C
2.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 6AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
1
2
3
4
9
8
8
7
11
6
6
7
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
5
WSW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
High Tide
11:34PM2.30m
11:25AM2.76m
00:11AM2.22m
12:09PM2.56m
00:51AM2.11m
1:00PM2.34m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.41m
6:27PM0.06m
6:30AM0.51m
7:03PM0.33m
7:07AM0.64m
7:40PM0.60m
cloud
rain showers
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
16
18
17
16
17
18
17
16
19
22
23
21
18
17
15
14
18
21
22
21
18
Feels °C
16
14
14
15
17
16
15
15
16
15
13
16
19
18
17
15
13
12
11
14
15
17
19
16
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