Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 May 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
10.1° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
57
31
31
31
25
12
9
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
13
12
0
0
1
3
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32AM2.47m
8:35PM2.60m
8:59AM2.51m
9:10PM2.59m
9:27AM2.52m
9:45PM2.54m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.08m
3:17PM0.32m
3:35AM0.13m
3:49PM0.25m
4:07AM0.21m
4:21PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
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5:22
5:20
5:18
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8:17
8:20
8:22
1
2
5
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
11
11
12
15
16
17
16
14
13
14
17
18
16
15
11
11
12
14
16
17
15
10
9
7
6
5
6
10
12
14
15
12
11
11
15
15
12
11
8
8
9
11
10
12
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
15
11
6
5
4
2
5
1
1
1
11
11
10
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
53
57
31
31
31
25
12
9
2
1
1
3
2
3
13
12
1
1
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
232
194
170
505
505
283
341
255
393
411
441
595
462
544
520
574
574
574
575
583
565
568
525
476
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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