Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.8° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 3AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
25
40
42
64
64
43
22
13
7
7
7
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
5
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
NNW
10
NE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:20PM2.55m
10:30AM2.79m
10:53PM2.47m
11:12AM2.63m
11:31PM2.34m
12:01PM2.40m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.20m
5:41PM0.09m
5:54AM0.27m
6:23PM0.33m
6:38AM0.39m
7:09PM0.60m
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cloud
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
19
20
20
19
17
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
17
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
16
15
17
17
16
15
16
16
15
14
13
15
17
15
17
14
13
12
12
14
14
13
14
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