Surf Forecasts:
Gorleston on Sea surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with 143 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 29) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gorleston on Sea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me look at what we've got here for the coming weeks. Honestly, it's a tough stretch. This is Gorleston on Sea, and we're staring down the barrel of a long, flat spell. For the entire 16-day window, from late August right through to early September, there's just nothing doing. The swell is tiny, the energy is weak, and the conditions are poor across the board. We're talking about a solid run of days with next to no surfable waves.
Starting on the 25th of August, the water is at 67°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only positive. The swell is a pathetic 4ft from the ENE with a short, weak 5-second period. The combined energy is only 74, which is feeble, and on top of that, we've got a moderate onshore breeze making a mess of things. It's poor, plain and simple.
The rest of the week follows the same pattern. Wednesday and Thursday offer a little bump from the east, but again, short period chop with onshore or cross-onshore winds. By Friday the 28th, the swell drops right off, getting down to less than 1ft. Even the few times we get an offshore wind, like on Friday afternoon with a 19 mph westerly, there's simply no wave to ride. It's clean, but flat.
This flat spell drags on. We go through the weekend, into the next week, and it's all tiny less than 1ft leftovers from the north. The combined energy stays in the single digits – that's about as weak as it gets. Tuesday the 1st of September is the same story: small, clean, but unrideable.
There's a tiny flicker of life on Wednesday the 9th of September. We see a 3ft swell from the NNW with a 9-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 162, which is at least in the moderate range. The wind is offshore, so it would be clean, but it's still a marginal wave at best. It's the most interesting thing in the whole outlook, but that's not saying much. For a solid 10 days before that, the swell is practically non-existent. It's a long, dry run.
So the honest truth? There's no surf to get excited about. Not a single session worth paddling out for. This stretch is a write-off. The consistency just isn't there, and the blank run is long. Forecasts can change, but right now, it looks pretty grim for the Norfolk coast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | N 8 | N 7 | S 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
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 kJ | 53 | 47 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41AM2.37m | 8:20PM2.16m | 8:15AM2.54m | 8:55PM2.25m | 8:46AM2.68m | 9:26PM2.33m | 9:15AM2.78m | 9:55PM2.38m | 9:45AM2.84m | 10:23PM2.41m | 10:17AM2.84m | 10:53PM2.40m | 10:52AM2.78m | 11:26PM2.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.36m | 2:44AM0.57m | 3:14PM0.15m | 3:18AM0.45m | 3:47PM-0.02m | 3:51AM0.37m | 4:20PM-0.12m | 4:25AM0.32m | 4:54PM-0.15m | 5:00AM0.31m | 5:29PM-0.11m | 5:36AM0.35m | 6:06PM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | — | S 6 | N 8 | S 5 | S 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 2 | — | 30 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | S 4 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | S 6 | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | W 2 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 53 | 47 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 143 | 132 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 465 | 713 | 537 | 565 | 554 | 194 | 235 | 235 | 334 | 562 | 330 | 390 | 396 | 562 | 408 | 654 | 335 | 288 | 288 | 299 | 194 |
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