
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 7AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 116 | 154 | 212 | 263 | 247 | 127 | 79 | 48 | 35 | 26 | 136 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:02AM1.94m | 5:21PM1.81m | 5:06AM2.06m | 6:14PM1.95m | 5:53AM2.21m | 6:54PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.92m | 10:50PM1.23m | 12:03PM0.74m | 00:17AM1.08m | 12:52PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | — | 113 | 127 | 79 | 48 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 113 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | N 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 |
89 | 116 | 154 | 212 | 263 | 247 | 206 | 38 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 136 | 151 | 108 | 146 | 29 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 322 | 324 | 307 | 307 | 408 | 295 | 390 | 28 | 28 | 263 | 263 | 348 | 393 | 283 | 171 | 449 | 393 | 335 | 288 | 269 | 269 | 179 | 199 |
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