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Gorleston on Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.6° 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 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Gorleston on Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | SSW 4 | |
5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 61 | 102 | 144 | 160 | 126 | 77 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:43PM2.72m | 9:58AM2.62m | 10:34PM2.56m | 10:40AM2.57m | 11:32PM2.34m | 11:28AM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.01m | 4:49AM0.15m | 5:10PM-0.02m | 5:33AM0.35m | 5:58PM0.02m | 6:18AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | S 5 | N 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | — |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | S 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 61 | 102 | 144 | 160 | 126 | 77 | 57 | 47 | 34 | 3 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 516 | 516 | 398 | 334 | 398 | 341 | 695 | 617 | 684 | 487 | 484 | 232 | 232 | 276 | 348 | 393 | 562 | 562 | 390 | 330 | 292 | 292 | 288 | 288 |
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