Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal 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: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
20
39
48
44
42
50
55
49
45
42
34
34
27
20
18
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:23AM2.15m
6:05PM2.32m
6:55AM2.25m
6:50PM2.35m
7:26AM2.33m
7:31PM2.39m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.39m
12:52PM0.86m
1:16AM0.36m
1:38PM0.68m
1:57AM0.35m
2:18PM0.53m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:39
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
9:00
9:01
1
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
16
18
20
21
20
17
17
19
20
20
18
11
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
6
7
7
11
14
18
19
18
15
14
17
19
21
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
8
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
7
6
6
3
1
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
3
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
1
3
2
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
5
20
39
48
44
42
50
55
49
45
42
34
34
27
20
18
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
390
390
390
411
411
411
411
417
441
390
441
462
462
565
671
341
194
535
563
562
544
544
465
408
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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