Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
N
7
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.4
S
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
30
31
32
20
18
19
22
17
11
8
7
5
8
4
3
4
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
0
N
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:49PM2.07m
3:35AM1.92m
4:35PM2.01m
5:00AM2.02m
6:02PM2.07m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.92m
10:24AM0.87m
11:25PM0.97m
12:09PM0.68m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
18
18
17
18
18
20
20
21
21
20
19
20
22
24
21
20
Feels °C
16
19
16
17
16
15
14
13
15
16
18
18
17
17
19
21
21
20
18
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