Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 |
63 | 43 | 32 | 35 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 34 | 30 | 39 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 |
— | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 4 |
5 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 36 | 24 | 28 | 66 | 59 | 54 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 67 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 441 | 263 | 465 | 559 | 641 | 614 | 641 | 668 | 640 | 567 | 583 | 583 | 565 | 28 | 11 | 170 | 263 | 171 | 263 | 263 | 232 | 208 | 255 |
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