Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.1° 

Gorleston on Sea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 4PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1.4
SSE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.8
SSE
4
1.6
SSE
6
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
NNW
8
1.4
WNW
4
1.8
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
119
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
5
5
20
167
6
6
6
14
0
0
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
30
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
20
SSE
15
NW
40
W
50
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:14PM1.95m
5:53AM2.21m
6:54PM2.13m
6:31AM2.36m
7:26PM2.30m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.74m
00:17AM1.08m
12:52PM0.49m
1:06AM0.88m
1:31PM0.26m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:28
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7:30
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7:31
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5:45
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5:44
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5:42
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 mm
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1
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1
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2
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4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
11
9
9
8
7
8
8
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
8
8
Feels °C
7
7
2
0
0
0
1
4
4
4
7
8
8
8
6
5
6
8
9
-1
-2
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