
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 3AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 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 afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 25 | 40 | 42 | 64 | 64 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20PM2.55m | 10:30AM2.79m | 10:53PM2.47m | 11:12AM2.63m | 11:31PM2.34m | 12:01PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.20m | 5:41PM0.09m | 5:54AM0.27m | 6:23PM0.33m | 6:38AM0.39m | 7:09PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
13 | 25 | 40 | 42 | 64 | 64 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1021 | 393 | 402 | 341 | 286 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 232 | 171 | 255 | 269 | 269 | 341 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 307 | 334 | 334 | 295 | 288 | 295 |
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