Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
162
125
135
94
71
50
46
61
59
64
54
42
22
6
4
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM2.39m
7:58PM2.57m
8:32AM2.47m
8:35PM2.60m
8:59AM2.51m
9:10PM2.59m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.07m
2:43PM0.44m
3:02AM0.08m
3:17PM0.32m
3:35AM0.13m
3:49PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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5:24
5:22
5:20
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8:16
8:17
8:20
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
10
13
15
15
14
12
11
10
11
13
15
17
15
14
13
14
17
18
16
14
4
3
1
2
3
7
9
9
8
6
5
4
5
8
11
13
13
13
11
11
13
15
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
5
6
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
8
4
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
3
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
198
162
125
135
94
71
50
46
61
59
64
54
42
22
6
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
517
566
517
522
460
418
411
264
232
194
194
276
394
458
341
232
255
464
426
426
427
411
544
583
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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