Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
5.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 5AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)344444444444444455666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6121413108771118202121223239728012913918411187
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
2.49
8:19AM
2.24
8:23PM
2.61
8:56AM
2.24
8:54PM
2.71
9:32AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
0.23
2:55PM
0.41
3:25AM
0.10
3:29PM
0.39
4:02AM
0.01
4:04PM
0.40
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----7:52-------7:52-------7:50---
Sunset------4:14-------4:15-------4:16-
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------121-11
Temp. °C877789999988777888777778
Feels °C (?)322345555333111211-1-2-2-2-2-1
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