
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cromer today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | W 4 | W 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | W 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 3 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 94 | 62 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 83 | 301 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 823 | 941 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34AM3.92m | 4:21PM3.90m | 4:25AM4.17m | 5:07PM4.16m | 5:05AM4.43m | 5:44PM4.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM1.90m | 10:27PM2.17m | 11:20AM1.58m | 11:23PM1.85m | 12:03PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | -6 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
142 | 94 | 62 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 62 | 17 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | E 6 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NW 3 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 24 | — | 83 | 301 | 223 | 105 | 52 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 102 | 87 | 94 | 15 | 823 | 941 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 119 | 0 | 235 | 212 | 174 | 213 | 288 | 286 | 428 | 428 | 341 | 388 | 168 | 120 | 342 | 228 | 373 | 317 | 184 | 120 | 536 | 1114 | 484 |
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