Surf Forecasts:
Gorleston on Sea surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, N swell with 60 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 0.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gorleston on Sea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about the local surf scene. Over the next sixteen days, we’re looking at a flat spell for the most part. The first six or seven days are a write-off, with barely a ripple. We do see a push of energy creeping in around the second weekend, but conditions are still messy. There’s one morning that stands out if you’re desperate for a paddle.
The opening week is a tough watch. Tuesday the 1st through to around Sunday the 7th, swell sizes stay tiny, mostly between 0.3ft and 2.3ft, and the wave energy is weak (2 to 51). It’s just not worth getting wet for. We do get a glassy moment on Sunday the 6th morning with a light south-west breeze (3 mph) and no wind, which would make the water look like a mirror, but with only 1.3ft of short-period swell, it’s still a no-go for any proper ride.
The best of a poor run comes on Saturday the 5th. The morning sees the swell bump up a touch to 2.3ft from the north, with a clean cross-offshore breeze. The wave energy hits a modest 51, which is about as good as it gets in this stretch. It’s still tiny and inconsistent, though.
From Monday the 8th to Thursday the 10th, we get almost nothing – swells drop back to 0.3ft to 0.7ft, with energy in the single digits. A few clean morning windows, but no power behind them.
Friday the 11th offers the best chance of the whole forecast. Morning shows 3.0ft from the south-southeast, with a light north-northwest breeze keeping it clean. Wave energy reaches 52. It’s not big, but for this region, that’s about as good as it’s going to get. The afternoon turns onshore, so get out early.
After that, from Saturday the 12th into the middle of the second week, the swell tries to build again, hitting 3.3ft by Wednesday the 16th morning from the north-east. Energy climbs to 66, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, and the period is a weak 6 seconds. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing here.
Consistency is a problem – Gorleston on Sea is described as inconsistent, so this blank run isn’t out of the ordinary. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 6 | SE 4 | N 8 |
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 kJ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:52AM2.78m | 11:26PM2.35m | 11:31AM2.66m | 00:04AM2.24m | 12:17PM2.48m | 00:52AM2.10m | 1:18PM2.26m | 2:00AM1.97m | 2:49PM2.07m | 3:35AM1.92m | 4:35PM2.01m | 5:00AM2.02m | 6:02PM2.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.35m | 6:06PM0.02m | 6:14AM0.42m | 6:45PM0.22m | 6:55AM0.54m | 7:29PM0.46m | 7:42AM0.68m | 8:23PM0.71m | 8:45AM0.82m | 9:39PM0.92m | 10:24AM0.87m | 11:25PM0.97m | 12:09PM0.68m | 00:45AM0.85m | |||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | N 10 | S 6 | S 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | SE 4 | NNE 6 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | N 10 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | N 9 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 2 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 393 | 505 | 585 | 574 | 574 | 269 | 574 | 422 | 654 | 648 | 411 | 408 | 172 | 28 | 462 | 441 | 426 | 343 | 390 | 307 |
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