Surf Forecasts:
Gorleston on Sea surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, ENE swell with 69 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gorleston on Sea this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Gorleston on Sea in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gorleston on Sea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Gotta look at what we’ve got for Gorleston on Sea over the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it’s a pretty flat and frustrating picture for a surfer. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any proper waves, so don’t get your hopes up.
Right from Tuesday, July 28th, through to Wednesday, August 12th, it’s a bleak stretch. We’re looking at tiny, weak slop, day after day. The biggest bump on the radar comes late in the game, around Tuesday, August 11th, when the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the ESE. But even then, the period is a short, weak 5 seconds, and the cross-onshore wind on the afternoon (25 km/h) is going to chop it all up. The combined swell energy does hit a moderate 126 that afternoon, but the quality is just not there—poor surf conditions all round. The morning of August 11th is slightly cleaner with a gentle cross-shore, but that 4 ft from the ESE is still just a mushy, short-period mess.
Before that, we see a little pulse on Tuesday, August 4th, with a 4 ft swell from the NE, but again, short period (5 seconds) and onshore wind (25 km/h from the E) means it’s blown out and sloppy.
You’d be looking for a spot with this swell direction matching the optimum (N), but the wind is rarely playing ball. When we do get offshore or clean conditions—like on the mornings of July 30th, August 6th, or August 10th—the swell is tiny, barely 0.7 ft to 2 ft. Not enough to push a surfboard.
Water temps? We don’t have a direct number for the first break, but anomaly info isn’t provided there, so no call on that.
Bottom line: this is a long, dry spell. Gorleston is inconsistent at the best of times, and this 16-day run is a total dud. No standouts here. Not even one session worth paddling out for.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 3 | N 3 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 3 | N 7 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 |
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 kJ | 16 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:56AM2.32m | 8:27PM2.16m | 8:34AM2.46m | 9:07PM2.19m | 9:09AM2.59m | 9:45PM2.21m | 9:40AM2.68m | 10:20PM2.21m | 10:12AM2.73m | 10:53PM2.21m | 10:44AM2.73m | 11:28PM2.20m | 11:18AM2.69m | 00:06AM2.17m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.43m | 3:07AM0.55m | 3:36PM0.27m | 3:40AM0.48m | 4:11PM0.13m | 4:14AM0.43m | 4:46PM0.04m | 4:48AM0.42m | 5:21PM-0.01m | 5:23AM0.45m | 5:57PM0.00m | 5:59AM0.51m | 6:34PM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 4 | NNW 4 | N 8 | S 4 | — | — | E 3 | N 6 | N 5 | E 3 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | N 6 | — | N 9 | S 4 | — | E 3 | — | — | N 6 | E 3 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | WNW 2 | — | NE 2 | N 8 | N 3 | N 3 | ESE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | N 4 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 171 | 350 | 565 | 574 | 610 | 741 | 653 | 386 | 563 | 674 | 669 | 671 | 576 | 500 | 171 | 375 | 569 | 292 | 172 | 173 |
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