Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.4° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.8
E
6
2
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
346
243
173
138
120
139
131
98
80
94
144
164
194
272
360
188
115
82
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
35
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
S
Wind State
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
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light rain
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7:24
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7:26
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5:52
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5:50
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5:47
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 mm
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2
1
4
2
1
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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
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