
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
371 | 346 | 243 | 173 | 138 | 120 | 139 | 131 | 98 | 80 | 94 | 144 | 164 | 194 | 272 | 360 | 188 | 115 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.77m | 2:08AM1.91m | 4:08PM1.72m | 4:02AM1.94m | 5:21PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM1.09m | 8:44AM0.93m | 8:56PM1.22m | 10:31AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | 29 | 14 | 173 | 138 | 120 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 188 | 115 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 5 |
— | — | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | SE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 4 |
371 | 346 | 243 | — | — | 5 | 139 | 131 | 98 | 80 | 94 | 144 | 164 | 194 | 272 | 360 | 307 | 90 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 172 | 51 | 427 | 53 | 75 | 411 | 411 | 382 | 382 | 307 | 345 | 394 | 307 | 518 |
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