Gorleston on Sea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's have a look at what's cookin' for Gorleston on Sea.

Honestly, mate, it's a bit of a tough stretch. We're looking at a solid 16-day window, but the swell is just not playing ball. There's a whole lot of tiny, weak, onshore slop on the menu most days. The first proper surfable day isn't showing up at all in the forecast; it's all just flat and choppy. You're staring down a barrel of nearly two weeks with nothing worth paddling out for.

Starting out on Tuesday the 11th of August, the water is a balmy 68°, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year, so at least you can have a nice swim, but the surf is hopeless. We get a tiny 2 ft north swell with an 8 second period and an easterly breeze making a mess of it. The combined energy is a limp 38, so it's not going to do anything.

The whole first week is the same story. Wednesday the 12th through to Monday the 17th serves up a constant diet of 3 ft or less, mostly coming from the east or northeast with short periods between 3 and 6 seconds. That's windswell rubbish, and with cross-onshore winds blowing at 12 to 16 mph, it's just choppy and poor. You'll be fighting whitewash, not riding waves.

We get a little glimmer of hope with cleaner conditions on Friday the 14th and Wednesday the 19th when a light northwesterly goes offshore, but with the swell barely reaching 2 ft and energy readings down in the single digits, it's a lake, not a surf break.

The most interesting conditions come right at the tail end of the forecast, around Tuesday the 25th of August. A solid 31-34 mph north wind whips up a 2 ft north swell with a 7 second period. The energy finally hits a moderate 23. But let's be real, with that kind of wind, it's going to be a complete mess – more of a kiteboarding session than a surfing one. It's a strong cross-shore with crossing waves. Not for beginners at all, and not really for anyone on a paddle board.

Bottom line: There isn't a single standout session in this entire outlook. The swell is too small, the winds are wrong, and the conditions are consistently poor. If you're desperate, the cleanest water will be on those rare offshore mornings, but you'll be sitting on a longboard hoping for a ripple. For now, the forecast is looking bleak. Things have to change eventually, but this run looks set to stay quiet.

- Rusty

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