Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.7° C
2.7° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
1.1
E
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
32
25
27
59
66
56
48
35
23
14
11
10
12
13
14
9
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:06AM2.38m
7:53PM2.33m
7:54AM2.58m
8:48PM2.39m
8:38AM2.77m
9:36PM2.41m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.19m
2:39AM0.45m
3:08PM-0.08m
3:22AM0.37m
3:52PM-0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:24
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
18
19
21
22
25
25
25
23
24
26
29
30
29
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
17
18
21
22
22
20
20
21
24
25
25
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