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Cromer surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cromer today?
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 9AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | E 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SW 3 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | SSW 2 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:33AM4.75m | 10:22PM4.60m | 10:24AM4.61m | 11:25PM4.37m | 11:23AM4.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.87m | 4:40PM0.56m | 4:55AM1.13m | 5:36PM0.70m | 5:47AM1.42m | 6:37PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 4 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
 kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 22 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 297 | 294 | 356 | 512 | 508 | 362 | 301 | 330 | 301 | 301 | 336 | 336 | 377 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 360 | 360 | 373 | 365 | 365 | 349 | 316 |
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