Surf Forecasts:
Gorleston on Sea surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 91 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gorleston on Sea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s see what’s in store for the next couple weeks. And I’ll level with you – it’s a tough watch. There is no real surf to get excited about at Gorleston on Sea for the entire 16-day run.
The whole period is dominated by tiny, weak swells, mostly coming from the north or shifting slightly, with wave heights hanging around 0.7 ft to 1 ft. The combined energy readings are tiny – we’re talking single digits and low double digits, essentially flat conditions. The swell period is short (4 to 8 seconds), so even if you see a bump, there’s no power behind it.
We get some stretches of clean, offshore wind – for example, the morning of August 31st or September 3rd – but with only 0.7 ft of swell, it’s just a smooth, flat ocean. The 6th of September brings the biggest bump of the whole window, about 3 ft from the south, but it’s a weak, short-period windswell (5 seconds) and the energy is still low (49). The wind is light and cross-off, so it’ll be clean, but there’s not enough push to surf.
The entire 16-day window is a washout. If you’re keen to get wet, you could try floating on a longboard and catch a little bump on the cleaner mornings, but don’t expect any real rides. The water temp is what you’d expect this time of year.
There’s no standout day here, my friend. Time to break out the fishing rod or the beach towel, and wait for the next storm to light things up.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | S 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
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 kJ | 5 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:15AM2.78m | 9:55PM2.38m | 9:45AM2.84m | 10:23PM2.41m | 10:17AM2.84m | 10:53PM2.40m | 10:52AM2.78m | 11:26PM2.35m | 11:31AM2.66m | 00:04AM2.24m | 12:17PM2.48m | 00:52AM2.10m | 1:18PM2.26m | 2:00AM1.97m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM-0.12m | 4:25AM0.32m | 4:54PM-0.15m | 5:00AM0.31m | 5:29PM-0.11m | 5:36AM0.35m | 6:06PM0.02m | 6:14AM0.42m | 6:45PM0.22m | 6:55AM0.54m | 7:29PM0.46m | 7:42AM0.68m | 8:23PM0.71m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | S 6 | S 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | S 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 84 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 574 | 398 | 330 | 668 | 422 | 381 | 337 | 288 | 288 | 393 | 422 | 505 | 574 | 623 | 1069 | 574 | 171 | 518 | 544 | 398 |
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