Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.6°C
2.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 1PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
1
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
48
30
29
26
30
73
130
135
154
154
135
114
126
145
142
137
130
73
45
37
37
40
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:10AM2.02m
6:47PM1.98m
7:00AM2.19m
7:38PM2.07m
7:41AM2.37m
8:20PM2.16m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.81m
1:33AM0.86m
2:03PM0.59m
2:10AM0.70m
2:40PM0.36m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
21
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
Feels °C
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
17
19
17
16
18
19
19
20
19
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