Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
74 | 78 | 90 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 73 | 78 | 62 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 50 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:38PM2.07m | 7:41AM2.37m | 8:20PM2.16m | 8:15AM2.54m | 8:55PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.59m | 2:10AM0.70m | 2:40PM0.36m | 2:44AM0.57m | 3:14PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | 66 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
74 | 78 | 90 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 73 | 78 | 62 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 50 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 502 | 525 | 473 | 426 | 441 | 263 | 535 | 559 | 654 | 520 | 487 | 537 | 263 | 537 | 263 | 565 | 565 | 170 | 170 |
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