Cromer surf break

Cromer surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
5.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cromer today?

The current surf forecast for Cromer at 9AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
Period(s) (?)433344455555555555555566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)315033366665422211111121
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
4.34
6:29PM
4.63
7:03AM
4.46
6:59PM
4.76
7:37AM
4.54
7:28PM
4.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
1.32
12:49PM
1.33
1:28AM
1.13
1:27PM
1.22
2:05AM
0.98
2:03PM
1.15
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:54-----
Sunset----4:12-------4:14-------4:15---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8888109988778989988788877
Feels °C (?)544365644324534432121100
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