Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BST
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Gorleston on Sea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)544444444334444444-----3
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15101013191485215101300000000000
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNE
0
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
2.47
7:59PM
2.73
8:43AM
2.59
8:36PM
2.85
9:13AM
2.65
9:16PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
0.44
3:07AM
-0.20
3:22PM
0.27
3:45AM
-0.25
4:01PM
0.14
4:25AM
-0.19
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:48-------5:47
Sunset---7:52-------7:53-------7:55----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11131314131111111215161413121110111312121110109
Feels °C (?)799121088881112109998798108665
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