Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 24 Apr 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
9.6° 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 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
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)
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
44
34
64
62
59
37
37
36
34
27
18
18
18
17
17
20
31
72
92
90
62
64
79
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:16AM1.98m
1:56PM2.11m
4:15AM1.91m
3:37PM2.11m
5:35AM1.96m
4:53PM2.20m
Low Tide
8:18AM1.02m
9:12PM0.57m
9:41AM1.18m
10:50PM0.55m
11:22AM1.16m
00:11AM0.40m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:37
5:33
5:31
5:30
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8:06
8:07
8:09
8:10
Temp °C
6
6
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
11
14
12
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
2
2
3
4
4
4
6
6
4
4
8
12
9
7
5
5
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.1
N
9
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NE
9
Energy kJ
34
64
62
59
37
37
36
34
27
18
18
18
17
17
2
31
72
92
90
62
64
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
37
44
1
20
3
1
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
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
171
171
171
422
394
171
171
171
171
171
211
343
343
295
295
277
195
192
195
195
273
263
199
132
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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