Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
20
14
9
24
6
6
6
11
11
3
2
13
54
118
143
116
108
83
61
59
42
24
23
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
10:19PM2.44m
10:26AM2.42m
10:54PM2.29m
10:59AM2.34m
11:32PM2.11m
11:37AM2.25m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.25m
5:11AM0.45m
5:29PM0.33m
5:44AM0.59m
6:07PM0.44m
6:19AM0.73m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:13
5:13
5:11
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8:22
8:24
8:27
8:29
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
9
0.5
N
6
0.2
N
9
0.4
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
Energy kJ
2
1
9
9
6
6
6
1
1
3
2
2
20
6
17
2
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
24
20
14
9
24
2
3
2
11
11
2
2
13
54
118
143
116
108
83
61
59
42
24
23
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)
566
566
171
171
641
651
208
671
656
674
583
585
612
583
612
617
622
263
277
273
194
171
195
655
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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