Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 4 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 38 | 23 | 64 | 119 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 197 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:06AM2.06m | 6:14PM1.95m | 5:53AM2.21m | 6:54PM2.13m | 6:31AM2.36m | 7:26PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM1.23m | 12:03PM0.74m | 00:17AM1.08m | 12:52PM0.49m | 1:06AM0.88m | 1:31PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | N 6 | — | — | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 38 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 97 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 149 | 26 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 2 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 28 | 33 | 64 | 119 | 284 | 158 | 95 | 74 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 197 | 513 | 518 | 318 | 3 | 224 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 170 | 51 | 209 | 263 | 225 | 264 | 339 | 274 | 449 | 449 | 335 | 422 | 220 | 171 | 393 | 199 | 388 | 308 | 235 | 171 | 585 | 1070 | 535 |
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