Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 9PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:11AM2.22m | 12:09PM2.56m | 00:51AM2.11m | 1:00PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.06m | 6:30AM0.51m | 7:03PM0.33m | 7:07AM0.64m | 7:40PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 7 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 6 | S 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 668 | 669 | 324 | 654 | 574 | 451 | 422 | 734 | 755 | 140 | 306 | 451 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 554 | 572 | 461 | 422 |
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