Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.5°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 6AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
4
5
2
64
91
75
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:15AM2.78m
9:55PM2.38m
9:45AM2.84m
10:23PM2.41m
10:17AM2.84m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.37m
4:20PM-0.12m
4:25AM0.32m
4:54PM-0.15m
5:00AM0.31m
5:29PM-0.11m
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thunderstorm
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clear
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:46
7:44
 mm
6
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
17
21
21
21
19
17
15
15
16
18
19
18
15
Feels °C
14
13
13
15
16
13
14
16
14
12
11
14
18
16
17
14
13
10
11
10
12
14
12
11
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