Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 BST
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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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
1.1
S
1.2
S
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)10999999994444399994510101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1817161688866910963276748737884
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
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
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
2.09
6:49AM
2.33
8:01PM
2.20
7:31AM
2.51
8:32PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
0.44
1:29AM
0.80
1:57PM
0.20
2:11AM
0.63
2:38PM
0.01
2:48AM
0.49
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---7:01-------7:00------6:57-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182122221917161619212223222119191920202016141312
Feels °C (?)141618201615141417181819191817181615151410866
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Anglia

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent offshore wind has turned cross-shore at Gorleston on Sea (light winds from the S at Southwold 27 km from Gorleston on Sea). 0.4m 9s swell from the NNE with a 0.1m 4s local chop from the NW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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11 km/h
S
0.0
17.1
Air / Water (°C)
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