Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.9° C
2.8° 

Gorleston on Sea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 5PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
S
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
9
10
17
0
37
50
52
54
41
50
121
151
123
81
73
85
98
117
103
99
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:03PM2.13m
2:44AM1.90m
3:20PM1.97m
3:58AM1.85m
4:38PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.79m
8:22PM0.85m
8:35AM0.95m
9:20PM1.04m
9:59AM1.07m
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
21
20
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
16
18
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
13
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