Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
5.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 5PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)333334444333334455545566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)544344765344471126303333354892145158
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
2.22
7:50PM
2.49
8:19AM
2.24
8:23PM
2.61
8:56AM
2.24
8:54PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.47
2:49AM
0.23
2:55PM
0.41
3:25AM
0.10
3:29PM
0.39
4:02AM
0.01
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise7:54-------7:52-------7:52-------
Sunset--4:12-------4:14-------4:15-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C8888887778891099888888887
Feels °C (?)4444443334456432231110-10
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