Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.8° C
2.7° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
5
6
4
5
3
5
5
5
6
5
2
3
2
3
2
6
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:19PM2.40m
10:01AM2.93m
10:58PM2.36m
10:43AM2.89m
11:34PM2.30m
11:25AM2.76m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.32m
5:12PM-0.32m
5:17AM0.35m
5:50PM-0.17m
5:54AM0.41m
6:27PM0.06m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
20
20
18
17
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
18
17
16
17
18
17
15
15
16
17
15
16
16
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