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Cromer surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cromer surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cromer sea temperature is
8.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cromer today?
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 7AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:35PM 3.91 | 12:45AM 4.20 | 1:39PM 3.83 | 1:52AM 4.14 | 2:41PM 3.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:46AM 1.34 | 6:36PM 2.11 | 7:50AM 1.48 | 7:41PM 2.18 | 8:54AM 1.54 | 8:48PM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
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