Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 7AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
1.5
S
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
116
154
212
263
247
127
79
48
35
26
136
10
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
28
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
WSW
20
SW
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:02AM1.94m
5:21PM1.81m
5:06AM2.06m
6:14PM1.95m
5:53AM2.21m
6:54PM2.13m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.92m
10:50PM1.23m
12:03PM0.74m
00:17AM1.08m
12:52PM0.49m
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clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
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5:47
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
12
10
11
12
12
12
9
9
10
8
8
9
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
7
7
4
3
4
6
8
11
8
6
6
5
6
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
7
8
7
8
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