Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
E
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
94
69
48
45
72
69
57
40
35
22
6
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
13
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:06AM2.39m
7:58PM2.57m
8:32AM2.47m
8:35PM2.60m
8:59AM2.51m
9:10PM2.59m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.44m
3:02AM0.08m
3:17PM0.32m
3:35AM0.13m
3:49PM0.25m
4:07AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:24
5:22
5:20
5:18
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8:16
8:17
8:20
8:22
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
10
13
15
15
14
12
10
10
11
13
15
16
15
14
13
15
17
17
15
15
13
12
12
1
3
7
9
9
8
6
4
4
5
8
11
12
13
12
12
14
17
15
12
11
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
8
5
8
3
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
E
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
126
94
69
48
45
72
69
57
40
35
22
6
3
2
1
1
1
3
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
575
460
411
411
286
232
194
194
276
457
283
341
232
411
411
464
511
441
462
566
565
566
583
587
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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