Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Gorleston on Sea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
5.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)777777677777777555666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48363636742662757775615757573868741031071071071106797
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
0
SSE
5
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassonononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
1.99
4:04AM
2.19
4:48PM
2.08
5:16AM
2.23
5:44PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.70
10:28PM
0.92
11:21AM
0.70
11:53PM
0.70
12:28PM
0.60
12:55AM
0.41
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise7:41-------7:39-------7:37-------
Sunset--4:30-------4:31-------4:34-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C577665444444445566777878
Feels °C (?)255110-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-2-10-1-10-3-2
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