Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.9° C
2.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 1PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
5
5
9
9
8
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
0
WSW
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
0
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:43AM2.89m
11:34PM2.30m
11:25AM2.76m
00:11AM2.22m
12:09PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.35m
5:50PM-0.17m
5:54AM0.41m
6:27PM0.06m
6:30AM0.51m
7:03PM0.33m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
17
16
18
21
21
18
17
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
18
21
23
22
19
Feels °C
17
16
19
20
20
17
16
13
16
14
14
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
19
20
19
16
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