Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 2PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 36 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 49 | 35 | 196 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:00PM2.34m | 1:40AM2.00m | 2:03PM2.13m | 2:44AM1.90m | 3:20PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.64m | 7:40PM0.60m | 7:46AM0.79m | 8:22PM0.85m | 8:35AM0.95m | 9:20PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | 49 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | NNE 7 | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 4 | N 8 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 36 | 47 | 49 | 41 | — | 35 | 196 | 159 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 277 | 299 | 239 | 573 | 572 | 288 | 574 | 390 | 342 | 451 | 418 | 761 | 342 | 300 | 211 | 382 | 330 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 255 | 208 |
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