Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 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
8.9° 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 3PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)3344444444---23334447766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43910110000000000000101034322827
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
2.59
8:36PM
2.85
9:13AM
2.65
9:16PM
2.90
9:45AM
2.65
9:57PM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
0.27
3:45AM
-0.25
4:01PM
0.14
4:25AM
-0.19
4:40PM
0.07
5:05AM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:47-------5:45
Sunset---7:53-------7:55-------7:57----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121515141412119101312121198889877777
Feels °C (?)9111010109955878753433223323
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