Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gorleston on Sea today (29 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Gorleston on Sea at 10PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)--
Afternoon (29 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
10 AM
1 PM
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)
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
SE
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
6
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:31PM2.39m
7:56AM2.39m
8:10PM2.41m
8:28AM2.43m
8:48PM2.41m
9:00AM2.46m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.53m
2:35AM0.35m
2:54PM0.41m
3:10AM0.37m
3:29PM0.33m
3:44AM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:37
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:02
9:04
9:05
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
16
16
16
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
18
19
19
17
15
14
13
17
19
19
19
17
17
15
15
15
17
14
14
15
14
14
12
13
16
17
18
15
13
12
11
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
7
7
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
411
427
408
390
390
382
394
411
495
454
418
313
308
288
288
422
495
288
288
233
233
288
330
330
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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