Cromer Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.94° N 1.28° E

Cromer 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cromer sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.1° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Cromer at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.9
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
60
51
37
21
20
46
53
54
41
30
31
20
20
28
33
21
26
14
24
15
15
5
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:10AM4.74m
10:35PM4.42m
10:47AM4.41m
11:11PM4.18m
11:34AM4.04m
Low Tide
4:32AM1.13m
5:01PM1.24m
5:06AM1.38m
5:32PM1.57m
5:46AM1.67m
6:11PM1.90m
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clear
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clear
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:06
7:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
14
13
12
13
17
18
16
15
13
12
11
13
16
19
17
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
12
14
15
12
10
7
6
7
12
12
9
9
8
7
6
8
11
13
11
8
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