Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 8AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:11AM2.22m | 12:09PM2.56m | 00:51AM2.11m | 1:00PM2.34m | 1:40AM2.00m | 2:03PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.51m | 7:03PM0.33m | 7:07AM0.64m | 7:40PM0.60m | 7:46AM0.79m | 8:22PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 5 | S 7 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | N 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 654 | 668 | 350 | 422 | 781 | 758 | 654 | 173 | 169 | 273 | 409 | 566 | 390 | 583 | 173 | 176 | 422 | 422 | 408 | 408 | 342 | 601 | 342 | 306 |
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