Gorleston on Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.57° N 1.74° E

Gorleston on Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gorleston on Sea sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
78
90
97
85
85
73
78
62
38
28
29
31
46
50
26
26
31
26
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38PM2.07m
7:41AM2.37m
8:20PM2.16m
8:15AM2.54m
8:55PM2.25m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.59m
2:10AM0.70m
2:40PM0.36m
2:44AM0.57m
3:14PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:52
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
21
22
21
20
19
22
23
20
Feels °C
15
15
17
17
17
16
14
15
17
19
19
21
21
20
19
19
19
21
17
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