Surf Forecasts:
Gorleston on Sea surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, NNE swell with 25 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 0.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gorleston on Sea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s be real. Looking at the charts for Gorleston on Sea and it's a proper drought. We’ve got a real flat spell on our hands for the best part of the next week and a half. There’s nothing even worth paddling out for until we get well into the back half of this 16-day window.
Right now, this Friday the 14th, it’s nearly flat with an ankle-high 0.3ft dribble and the energy is just pathetic, reading at 2. Saturday the 15th isn’t any better, still tiny. The whole first week is a washout. You’re looking at waist-high slop at best, with a lot of onshore breeze mucking up what little is there. There’s a day on Monday the 18th where the wind goes offshore, but the swell is still barely a ripple at 1ft. It’ll look pretty, but you’ll be bobbing around for nothing.
We finally get a pulse of life around Thursday the 20th, with about 2ft of northeast swell and the energy starts to climb a bit, up to 57. But it’s still not enough to get the heart rate up. And then, the weekend of the 23rd and 24th sees a little bump to 3ft, with the energy finally hitting triple digits, at 124 and 157. Still, the winds turn onshore from the east-northeast, making it messy and lumpy. It’s a bit more push, but it’s hardly worth getting wet for.
The one small light in this whole 16-day slog is late on Thursday the 27th. That morning has the best shot. We get a jump in swell height to 4ft from the south-southeast, with a gentle offshore breeze from the west. The energy is up at 115. It’s the only time the forecast says anything other than "poor." The period is short, only 6 seconds, so it won’t have any punch, but it will be clean and glassy. That’s your window, if you’re really keen for a slide around Gorleston (England).
The water is about 68°, which is way warmer than it should be for this time of year, over 5° above the norm. So at least you won’t need the thick rubber for the meagre offerings.
After that Thursday morning, the plug gets pulled again and it fades right back to nothing to close out the month. It’s a long, dry stretch. We’re scratching for anything, and honestly, it might be better to just leave the board in the van and wait for the next storm.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | N 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 7 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNE 9 | N 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | off | off | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19PM2.40m | 10:01AM2.93m | 10:58PM2.36m | 10:43AM2.89m | 11:34PM2.30m | 11:25AM2.76m | 00:11AM2.22m | 12:09PM2.56m | 00:51AM2.11m | 1:00PM2.34m | 1:40AM2.00m | 2:03PM2.13m | 2:44AM1.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM-0.35m | 4:40AM0.32m | 5:12PM-0.32m | 5:17AM0.35m | 5:50PM-0.17m | 5:54AM0.41m | 6:27PM0.06m | 6:30AM0.51m | 7:03PM0.33m | 7:07AM0.64m | 7:40PM0.60m | 7:46AM0.79m | 8:22PM0.85m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 7 | NNW 5 | N 6 | S 5 | N 4 | N 7 | S 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 6 | S 4 | NNE 9 | S 5 | S 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | NNE 8 | — | N 6 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | N 5 | SE 3 | NW 2 | — | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 518 | 568 | 726 | 648 | 414 | 566 | 668 | 583 | 639 | 574 | 671 | 715 | 176 | 171 | 612 | 615 | 652 | 465 | 409 | 121 |
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