
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:15PM2.28m | 00:27AM2.07m | 1:09PM2.05m | 1:24AM1.91m | 2:41PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.70m | 7:10AM0.69m | 7:35PM0.92m | 7:56AM0.88m | 8:24PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | S 6 |
20 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 |
32 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 34 | 40 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 654 | 654 | 652 | 652 | 418 | 324 | 171 | 574 | 655 | 622 | 622 | 574 | 554 | 554 | 554 | 574 | 574 | 655 | 652 | 330 |
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