Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.9
S
4
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
43
32
44
36
24
28
66
59
54
48
34
30
39
31
27
21
19
13
9
29
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:41AM2.37m
8:20PM2.16m
8:15AM2.54m
8:55PM2.25m
8:46AM2.68m
9:26PM2.33m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.70m
2:40PM0.36m
2:44AM0.57m
3:14PM0.15m
3:18AM0.45m
3:47PM-0.02m
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
22
22
20
19
16
15
20
23
23
16
17
Feels °C
18
17
15
16
16
18
19
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
17
14
14
17
18
15
11
13
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