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Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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
9.4° 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 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
NE
0.3
NNE
0.6
N
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)444555555666666666555544
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2310293528284266931401791851641591279381594424221918
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
2.60
10:42PM
2.73
10:57AM
2.51
11:31PM
2.50
11:40AM
2.38
12:33AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
-0.03
5:21PM
0.07
5:48AM
0.20
6:05PM
0.14
6:32AM
0.48
6:55PM
0.28
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:45-------5:43-------5:41------
Sunset-----7:59-------8:00-------8:02--
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C778887888888887888888876
Feels °C (?)332222321200010122233322
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