Surf Forecasts:
Gorleston on Sea surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, E swell with 138 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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gorleston on Sea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's on the cards for Gorleston on Sea.
To be straight with you, this is a tough stretch. The forecast is showing a long, quiet run with nothing that's really gonna get the heart pumping. We're looking at a solid week and a half of small, weak, or just plain messy conditions. The first couple of days are a write-off – tiny, short-period windswell and onshore junk. You'll be staring at a lot of flat, rippled water.
Come Monday, August 3rd, there's a tiny flicker. A bit more energy shows up with a 4ft swell from the ENE, but the period is a weak 5 seconds and the wind is on it, so it's gonna be a bumpy mess. The combined energy is only moderate at 65, and it's still rated poor for surfing.
The closest thing to a bright spot, and I use that term loosely, arrives on Tuesday, August 4th. Early morning we get a brief window of glassy conditions with an offshore breeze. The swell is tiny though, just 2ft from the NE with a 6-second period and weak energy (35). It’s clean, but you’d be lucky to find a rideable ripple. After lunch the sea breeze from the SE ruins it.
The only other moment worth noting is way down the line, on Thursday, August 13th. We finally get a proper offshore wind from the W, 16 mph, blowing clean across a 2ft NNE swell with an 8-second period and energy hitting 60. It’s still small, but for a spot that’s been flat for days, a clean, offshore morning on a tiny knee-high wave might be the only game in town. It's not a standout, it's just the least worst option.
Forget the second week, it's the same story – small and weak, with the odd clean morning but nothing with any punch. August 8th shows a bigger 5ft ESE swell but it's onshore, short period, and looks more like a choppy mess than a surf session.
Overall, this is a long, blank run for Gorleston. It's not unusual for the area, but it doesn't make it any easier to swallow. Keep the board in the car for that Thursday morning offshore window, but don't expect much.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 7 | N 6 | SE 3 | N 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 64 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:20PM2.21m | 10:12AM2.73m | 10:53PM2.21m | 10:44AM2.73m | 11:28PM2.20m | 11:18AM2.69m | 00:06AM2.17m | 11:57AM2.59m | 00:50AM2.11m | 12:45PM2.46m | 1:46AM2.04m | 1:45PM2.31m | 2:54AM1.98m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.04m | 4:48AM0.42m | 5:21PM-0.01m | 5:23AM0.45m | 5:57PM0.00m | 5:59AM0.51m | 6:34PM0.07m | 6:38AM0.59m | 7:13PM0.19m | 7:19AM0.70m | 7:57PM0.36m | 8:06AM0.81m | 8:50PM0.55m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 3 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | E 3 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 8 | — | SE 4 | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 38 | 64 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 35 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 652 | 651 | 568 | 568 | 566 | 583 | 565 | 422 | 394 | 211 | 426 | 28 | 192 | 132 | 171 | 171 | 232 | 288 | 411 | 393 |
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