
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 4PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 119 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 167 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.95m | 5:53AM2.21m | 6:54PM2.13m | 6:31AM2.36m | 7:26PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM0.74m | 00:17AM1.08m | 12:52PM0.49m | 1:06AM0.88m | 1:31PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
16 | 10 | 111 | 51 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 33 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | S 6 | — |
— | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 |
64 | 119 | 28 | 68 | 63 | 62 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 167 | 407 | 462 | 227 | — | 81 | 194 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 263 | 171 | 345 | 394 | 376 | 449 | 393 | 422 | 335 | 235 | 208 | 263 | 176 | 382 | 387 | 232 | 171 | 170 | 734 | 734 |
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