Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 15 May 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (15 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
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
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
1
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.4
N
9
1.5
N
10
1.4
N
11
1.6
N
9
1.1
N
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
27
71
131
327
489
434
381
275
184
170
141
131
98
94
60
57
39
39
17
15
26
25
24
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
S
20
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:35AM2.48m
7:27PM2.67m
8:08AM2.57m
8:11PM2.77m
8:42AM2.63m
8:56PM2.79m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.04m
2:16PM0.48m
2:39AM-0.06m
2:59PM0.28m
3:22AM-0.07m
3:41PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:43
8:45
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
6
10
11
11
12
10
9
9
9
12
13
13
12
10
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
5
7
7
8
6
5
6
6
8
9
10
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
12
1.2
N
11
1.1
N
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
S
5
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
13
13
35
77
332
275
184
170
141
131
98
94
60
57
39
39
17
7
26
25
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
15
10
13
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
N
9
Energy kJ
15
3
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.7
N
5
1
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.4
N
9
1.5
N
10
1.4
N
11
1.6
N
9
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
27
71
131
327
489
434
381
1
1
1
1
1
5
8
10
11
12
17
6
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
376
517
652
652
342
342
255
30
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
51
28
28
11
132
132
232
263
132
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
4
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