Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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)
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
29
23
15
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50PM2.35m
7:26AM2.33m
7:31PM2.39m
7:56AM2.39m
8:10PM2.41m
8:28AM2.43m
Low Tide
1:38PM0.68m
1:57AM0.35m
2:18PM0.53m
2:35AM0.35m
2:54PM0.41m
3:10AM0.37m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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4:39
4:37
4:37
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9:00
9:01
9:02
9:04
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
23
22
20
17
18
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
18
20
13
16
22
21
18
16
17
19
18
19
17
15
14
13
14
15
13
14
14
13
13
13
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
8
4
6
12
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
36
29
23
15
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)
654
565
232
171
393
393
563
544
518
412
408
391
390
387
408
411
411
488
408
313
308
288
288
495
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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