Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 2AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
2
4
7
5
0
3
5
0
7
1
1
8
20
25
25
25
16
15
10
11
18
26
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
SE
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:10PM2.59m
9:27AM2.52m
9:45PM2.54m
9:56AM2.48m
10:19PM2.44m
10:26AM2.42m
Low Tide
3:49PM0.25m
4:07AM0.21m
4:21PM0.23m
4:39AM0.33m
4:54PM0.25m
5:11AM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:18
5:16
5:13
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8:20
8:22
8:22
8:24
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
14
12
11
12
12
14
17
17
14
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
14
10
7
9
10
11
13
15
15
12
10
7
7
5
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
N
7
0.2
S
4
0.1
N
9
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
7
3
5
5
6
6
8
1
2
16
15
1
1
1
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.1
N
7
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
2
1
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
4
7
5
3
5
7
20
25
25
25
10
11
18
26
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)
462
563
566
566
566
575
575
583
615
583
382
305
341
208
194
563
566
566
641
641
651
583
610
583
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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