Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 9PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.6
S
4
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
12
9
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:11AM2.22m
12:09PM2.56m
00:51AM2.11m
1:00PM2.34m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.06m
6:30AM0.51m
7:03PM0.33m
7:07AM0.64m
7:40PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
19
22
23
21
19
18
16
15
18
22
21
21
19
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
18
14
16
18
18
17
16
15
13
12
14
17
17
20
18
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