Surf Forecasts:
Gorleston on Sea surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period, N swell with 28 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 0.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gorleston on Sea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Gorleston on Sea – it’s gonna be a long wait for anything worth paddling out for. Over the next several days the swell is tiny, mostly under 2 ft, and although you’ll see some clean windows with light offshore breezes, the wave energy is just not there – literally single digit values like 1, 2, or 5 (weak). Even when the period stretches out to 13 seconds on Monday afternoon it’s still just 0.3 ft. Not much to work with.
The first real sign of life arrives on Tuesday morning September 22nd when the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the north with a 7-second period and combined energy hitting 136 (moderate). By Wednesday morning September 23rd you get the best of the whole outlook: 4 ft north swell with an 8-second period and energy of 286 (moderate). Winds are cross-offshore from the northwest around 15 mph, keeping things pretty clean. This is the standout. It’s not huge but it’s the most push we see in the whole 16-day window. That said, crowds are sometimes an issue here, so you might not have it to yourself.
From Thursday September 24th onward the swell backs off quickly into the 1 ft to 3 ft range and the winds turn cross or cross-onshore, so conditions get messier. The period stays short, under 7 seconds, and energy drops back below 100.
Overall, Wednesday the 23rd morning is your best chance. It’s not firing, but it’s the closest to a real wave in a pretty flat spell. Water temp is 65°F, about a touch warmer than normal for the time of year.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | SE 3 | N 4 | N 13 | S 4 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
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 kJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.49m | 10:16AM2.84m | 10:46PM2.44m | 10:54AM2.70m | 11:17PM2.35m | 11:33AM2.51m | 11:49PM2.22m | 12:15PM2.28m | 00:27AM2.07m | 1:09PM2.05m | 1:24AM1.91m | 2:41PM1.85m | 3:10AM1.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM-0.22m | 4:52AM0.23m | 5:18PM-0.04m | 5:26AM0.27m | 5:51PM0.19m | 5:59AM0.37m | 6:24PM0.45m | 6:33AM0.51m | 6:58PM0.70m | 7:10AM0.69m | 7:35PM0.92m | 7:56AM0.88m | 8:24PM1.11m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 12 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 20 | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 13 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 518 | 390 | 390 | 386 | 393 | 464 | 654 | 648 | 464 | 409 | 11 | 132 | 334 | 343 | 225 | 313 | 574 | 655 | 655 | 554 | 451 |
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