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Cromer surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cromer today?
The current surf forecast for Cromer at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cromer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | WNW 5 | N 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | |
81 | 62 | 42 | 56 | 34 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 44 | 47 | 24 | 56 | 81 | 53 | 31 | 27 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 109 | 140 | 280 | 408 | 708 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:39PM4.08m | 4:31AM4.07m | 4:29PM4.33m | 5:15AM4.31m | 5:15PM4.58m | 5:56AM4.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM1.30m | 10:54AM1.66m | 11:29PM1.03m | 11:46AM1.34m | 00:17AM0.80m | 12:34PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 81 | 62 | 42 | 40 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 31 | 34 | 56 | 15 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 44 | 47 | 24 | 56 | 81 | 53 | 31 | 27 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 109 | 140 | 280 | 408 | 708 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 160 | 29 | 29 | 143 | 143 | 663 | 644 | 1446 | 685 | 368 | 665 | 463 | 228 | 312 | 316 | 226 | 226 | 290 | 365 | 363 | 403 | 670 | 426 |
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