Gorleston on Sea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's coming our way for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s looking like a flat spell for the most part. We’re staring down a long stretch of tiny, weak waves that just aren't gonna get the heart pumping. The first recommendation we see isn't until Sunday the 30th of August, and even then, it's a grind. We've got a solid week or more of this low-energy pattern before anything interesting even peeks over the horizon.

Gorleston on Sea is the only game in town, and it's a real beginner’s zone this period. The swell direction is mostly out of the North, which is what we want here, but the size is tiny. Sunday the 30th kicks off with a weak 1 ft north swell (7 energy), and while the morning has a clean offshore breeze from the WSW (12 mph), it's just too small to get excited about. The water temp is pretty normal for this time of year, so no surprises there. The consistency is described as "inconsistent," so you’ll be waiting around a lot for a knee-high ripple.

The pattern just repeats with 0.7 ft to 2 ft waves for days. Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st of September have cleaner offshore winds, but the swell is basically non-existent. The wind stays favourable from the West for a few days, but the wave energy stays in the single digits – a combined energy of 3, 12, 19... these are barely enough to ruffle the surface. It’s frustrating because the *wind* is often right, but there’s just no ocean energy behind it.

We do get a slight bump around Saturday the 5th of September, with a 2 ft north-west swell (22 energy) and a clean cross-offshore wind, but it’s still well under two feet. For a spot that's only "fairly exposed" to the north, we need way more juice.

The one standout, and I mean the *only* ray of light in this whole 16-day window, is what's showing for Sunday the 14th of September. Check out the Monday morning session. We’ve got a 2 ft north swell (22 energy) with glassy conditions. That is gold dust. A 3 mph wind from the North is the definition of glassy. The combined energy is still low at 22, but the potential for a clean, smooth little wave on a longboard is suddenly real. It's still only small, and it's almost two weeks out, so treat it as a promising rumour rather than a guarantee, but if the forecast holds, that glassy Monday morning will be the best chance for a proper slide all outlook.

It’s a tough run for paddle surfing here. The swell is so consistently weak that the whole setup actually looks more interesting for a kite surfer needing a stiff breeze rather than a surfer needing a wave. Keep your eyes on that glassy morning on the 14th, that's the one to circle on the calendar.

- Rusty.

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