Gorleston on Sea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get the local outlook going for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, dry run with barely a ripple for days. The first bit of surf worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Saturday the 18th of July, and even then it’s not much to write home about. So, we’ve got a gap from now until then.

The only break in the game is Gorleston on Sea. It’s a beginner spot, and it’s inconsistent at the best of times. The water temp is sitting at 65° – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, by about 5°, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home.

First real chance is Saturday the 18th. The afternoon is the pick of the day with a clean 4 ft swell from the north, but the period is short at 7 seconds. The wind is cross-off, so it’ll be clean, and the energy is moderate (113). It’s a small wave, but for a beginner, it’s rideable. The next morning, Sunday the 19th, the swell bumps up to 5 ft from the north-northeast with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy is getting up there (286). But the wind is cross, so it’s going to be lumpy and choppy. Not great.

Monday the 20th, the swell drops back to 3 ft, and it’s the same story: cross-shore winds and a cross-chop. Nothing special. The week just keeps rolling out small, weak waves with energy readings under 100 most of the time. There’s a bit of a spike on Thursday the 23rd with a 5 ft north-northeast swell and clean conditions in the morning thanks to cross-off winds, but the period is still short (7 seconds) and the energy is moderate (222). For a more experienced surfer, it’s still a bit of a mess.

After that, it’s flat. We’re talking days of nothing. From the 25th of July right through to the end of the month, the combined energy drops to almost zero. There’s a brief flicker on the 29th with a 4 ft swell from the south, but it’s onshore and short period, so the quality is poor. The 30th has a similar story but with clean winds in the morning.

The only true standout in this whole block is a very small window on Saturday the 1st of August in the morning. The wind goes completely glassy out of the northwest, and you’ve got a 1 ft swell from the north. It’s tiny, but for a beginner on a longboard, that glassy surface is a rare treat. The energy is weak (13), but the complete lack of wind makes it the most appealing session of the whole outlook.

Other than that, there’s just not much to get excited about. The setup is more suited for a kite than a paddle for most of the week. The forecast can always change, but for now, this is a long lull.

Rusty.

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