Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
5.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.4
NE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)445555555667666689766688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1124495764504846771431111731962052312148138136130114
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
20
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
2.61
8:56AM
2.24
8:54PM
2.71
9:32AM
2.23
9:26PM
2.76
10:09AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.10
3:29PM
0.39
4:02AM
0.01
4:04PM
0.40
4:39AM
-0.03
4:40PM
0.46
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----7:52-------7:50-------7:48---
Sunset------4:15-------4:16-------4:19-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------114--1---------
Temp. °C988887778888688887777778
Feels °C (?)422221100-11-11000-1-1-1-10001
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