Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
18.5° C
3.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
19
20
8
8
8
7
8
14
12
8
8
15
25
56
94
107
121
132
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:35PM2.36m
10:19AM2.84m
11:30PM2.27m
11:05AM2.82m
Low Tide
4:51PM-0.27m
5:01AM0.39m
5:35PM-0.27m
5:41AM0.48m
6:19PM-0.18m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
14
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
11
9
10
10
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