Cromer Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.94° N 1.28° E

Cromer 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cromer sea temperature is
19.6° C
2.8° 

Cromer surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cromer today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Cromer at 7AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.6
N
8
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
86
80
78
108
302
285
193
129
139
149
182
183
199
160
142
149
131
112
112
90
85
65
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:05AM3.81m
1:39PM3.78m
2:25AM3.70m
3:11PM3.66m
3:48AM3.78m
4:29PM3.74m
Low Tide
7:18AM1.97m
7:58PM2.04m
8:27AM2.15m
9:10PM2.20m
10:01AM2.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
10
12
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
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