Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 53 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 101 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15AM2.54m | 8:55PM2.25m | 8:46AM2.68m | 9:26PM2.33m | 9:15AM2.78m | 9:55PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.15m | 3:18AM0.45m | 3:47PM-0.02m | 3:51AM0.37m | 4:20PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 |
28 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 79 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | NE 7 |
— | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
— | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | SE 4 | — | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
60 | 53 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 106 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 51 | 101 | 91 | 195 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 544 | 544 | 342 | 211 | 518 | 170 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 232 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 232 | 273 | 277 | 334 | 341 | 422 | 659 | 347 |
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