Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 1PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43AM2.89m | 11:34PM2.30m | 11:25AM2.76m | 00:11AM2.22m | 12:09PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM0.35m | 5:50PM-0.17m | 5:54AM0.41m | 6:27PM0.06m | 6:30AM0.51m | 7:03PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 6 | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 7 | N 5 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 411 | 411 | 617 | 668 | 668 | 652 | 583 | 583 | 583 | 583 | 583 | 626 | 654 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 353 | 451 | 751 | 1090 | 565 | 565 |
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